Red Areca Palm (红色槟榔棕榈 Areca Catechu Tropical) @ Sengkang East Avenue (2021 0424)
Grows in much of the tropical Pacific, Asia, and parts of east Africa. The palm is believed to have originated in the Philippines, but is widespread in cultivation and is considered naturalized in southern China (Guangxi, Hainan, Yunnan), Taiwan, India, Bangladesh, the Maldives, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, New Guinea, many of the islands in the Pacific Ocean, and also in the West Indies.
Common names in English include areca palm, areca nut palm, betel palm, betel nut palm, Indian nut, Pinang palm and catechu.
Locate:
Block 200A/200B Sengkang East Avenue Singapore 542200
Getting There:
MRT Buangkok (NE15) Exit A/Buangkok Stn Exit A Stop ID: 67609 Board Bus 43/43M/102 and Alight at Blk 201C Stop ID: 67619 for 1 stop.
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