<strong>A new species of betel nut palm (<em>Areca</em>: Arecaceae) from western New Guinea</strong>

Charlie Danny Heatubun; MARTHINUS P. IWANGGIN; VICTOR I. SIMBIAK

doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.154.1.4

Issue: Vol. 154 No. 1: 17 December 2013

Type: Article

Published: 2013-12-17

DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.154.1.4

Page range: 59–64

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**A new species of betel nut palm (Areca: Arecaceae) from western New Guinea**

Charlie Danny Heatubun⁺⁻
MARTHINUS P. IWANGGIN⁺⁻
VICTOR I. SIMBIAK⁺⁻

Universitas Papua

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Charlie Danny Heatubun

Professor of Forest Botany in Faculty of Forestry and Head of the Center for Environmental Research

Arecaceae Palmae palms New Guinea taxonomy

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Abstract

A new species of betel nut palm, Areca unipa, is described and illustrated here for the first time. This is the second species of Areca from New Guinea that is closely related to the widespread, cultivated species A. catechu. A discussion of its morphological characters, distribution, ecology, habitat, uses and conservation status is provided.