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    Ipot Palm (Areca ipot)

    Submitted By : Charles David Paler


    Subject: Botany Lecture 1-A
    Areca Ipot
    • Is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae family.
    • It is currently endemic to Philippines and threatened by way of
    habitat loss.
    • It is smaller than the Betel-Nut, Areca catechu
    • In Natives or Tagalog call it “Bunga-Ipot” while the regular “Betle-
    Nut” they call it “Bunga” but not as good as those Areca catecha

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    Taxonomoic Classification
    • Domain: Eukaryota
    • Kingdom: Plantae
    • Phylum: Spermatophyta
    • Subphylum: Angiospermae
    • Class: Monocotyledonae
    • Order: Arecales
    • Family: Arecaceae
    • Genus: Areca
    • Species: Areca ipot
    •
    • Preferred scientific name: Areca ipot
    • Preferred common name: Ipot palm

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    Habitat / Preferred Environment

    • Their habitat is usually in stream sides and


    forest in low altitude to medium altitude.
    • Geographic distribution is in whole Philippines
    but it is common in towns surrounding Mount
    Banajao in provinces of South Luzon.
    • In cultivation they prefer tropics which is suited
    to this plant.

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    Classification/ Features
    • Palms showcase an great variety in p
    hysical traits and features.
    • It is smaller than Areca catechu
    • Requires consistently moist soil; do
    not let dry out between watering
    • It is an Ornamental Plant according
    to (NTFP).

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    Classification/ features
    Size and Habitat :
    Mature Height
    4m (13.1ft)
    Size (mass)
    Medium
    USDA zone
    Zone 11:above 4.5 °C (40 °F)
    Distribution
    Philippines
    Suitable for indoor growing
    Yes

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    Fruit
    Fruit Features :
    Color when ripe
    Red
    Size
    50mm (2in)
    Shape
    Oval Shaped
    Growth
    Unknown
    Special Features
    Unknown
    Trunk
    Single or Solitary
    Thickness:
    Slim
    Crownshaft:
    Unknown
    Color
    Green, Brown and Black
    Special Feature
    Distinct rings

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    Leaf
    Pinnate (Feather)
    Color
    Dark Green
    Size
    1.5m in length
    Special feature
    Unknown

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    Seed
    • The seed is basically is also its fruit, the fruit will eventually fall down
    if ripened so much and the fruit will dry and become its seed.

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    Recent Findings
    • Areca Ipot is known to be endemic to Philippines but it is now threatened by
    over collection of seeds for betel-nut and population growth that cause
    habitat loss.
    • The fruit itself are collected for stimulant chewing according to (Haynes, J., &
    McLaughlin, J., 2000)
    • But studies found that Betel-nut chewing can cause oral cancer
    • Areca nut chewing is implicated in oral leukoplakia and submucous fibrosis,
    both of which might be potentially malignant inside the oral cavity.
    • And the effect of Betel-nut chewing affects almost all organs of the human
    body and also affects immune system.

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    Betel-nut chewing and
    deleterious effects on
    oral cavity.

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    Recent findings
    • But eventually study additionally founds out that it has also a benefit on it
    according to study it contains anti-oxidants and has potential to prevent
    oxidative damage in ordinary cells, also study founds it good for wound
    healing in skin, ulcers , and also showed its extract is had anti – aging effect
    and also study finds that it has Anti-Schizophrenic Effects.

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    Uses
    • The common used part of Areca ipot is its fruit since it was used for betel-nut
    chewing
    • Areca Ipot used also for ornamental which cause also threat by over-collection
    for ornamental purposes according to (Flora and Fauna Welfare Group of the
    Philippines)
    • It is usually planted in side valleys for landscape purposes

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