Family: Arecaceae
English name: Betelnut
Chuukese name: Pwu
Kosraen name: Kutacr
Pohnpeian name: Pwuh
Yapese name: Pu'u
Location collected: Palm Terrace, Agriculture Station at COM-FSM campus
Date collected: November 28, 1998
Collected by: Brigeen Perman
Vegetative characteristics:
Habit: Tree
Leaf shape and morphology: dark green large leaves, even pinately compound, divided once, leaflets linear parallel venation; long sheaths ripped at the base
Stem type: Round lignified stem with abvious nodes
Floral characteristics: produce fruits on a branched peduncle below the leaves; male flowers are produced toward the inflorescence branches and female flowers at the base
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