Areca triandra, the wild areca palm,[2] is a palm which is often used as ornamental plant. It is native to India, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Laos, Burma, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the Philippines. It is also reportedly naturalized in Panama and in southern China.[3] As a wild plant, it commonly occurs in littoral forest in Southeast Asia.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Genus: | Areca |
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A. triandra
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A name for this palm is sla: préiinKhmer. In Cambodia, the nut may be chewed with betel in a quid, while the timber is used for temporary constructions, such as huts.[4]
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