The areca nut is important in the Austronesian civilization, especially in the modern day Indonesia and Malaysia. Actually, there are numerous city and areal names in Indonesia and Malaysia using the words pinang, jambi or jambe (areca in Javanese, Sundanese, Balinese, and Old Malay). For example, the cities of Tanjung Pinang, Pangkal Pinang in Indonesia, the Indonesian province of Jambi and Penang Island (Pulau Pinang) off the west coast of Peninsular Malaysia. Fua Mulaku in the Maldives, Guwahati in Assam, Supari(সুপারি) in West Bengal and coastal areas of Kerala and Karnataka in India, are also some of the places named after a local name for areca nut. Gallery References External links Plant Cultures: Betelnut botany and history Areca catechu List of Chemicals (Dr. Duke's) Names in different Languages catechu Tropical fruit Fruits originating in Asia Flora of the Philippines Medicinal plants of Asia Garden plants of Asia House plants Ornamental trees Plants described in 1753 Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus