Piper betle
Piper betle (Lusitanice bétele < Malabarice ) est liana familiae Piperacearum, quae Piper nigrum et Piper methysticum comprehendit. Quod homines ob proprietates psychostimulantes et medicinales multum aestimant. Fructus Areca catechu, foliis P. betle involutus, plerumque in Asia, et alibi in mundo a migrantibus Asianis, in forma buccellae masticatur. Recentius tabacum loco A. catechu adhibetur. Effectus nocivos esse constat.

Planta, in Indomalaesia sive et Asia austro-orientali orta, est liana perennis, nitidis foliis cordiformibus et amento albo praedita.

Cultus 

Piper betle in plurimis Asiae Meridionalis et Meridiorientalis partibus, et in Papua Nova Guinea Melanesiaque excolitur. Res repens, firmamenti arboris convenientis vel longi poli eget. Eius cultus est peculiare agriculturae genus.

Notae

Bibliographia 
 Fontes antiquiores
 1597 : 
 1753 : 
 1741-1745 :  vol. 1 p. 32, vol. 5 p. 336 et tab. 116; cf.  p. 182
 1807 : William Hunter, "Remarks on the Species of Pepper which are Found on Prince of Wales's Island" in Asiatic Researches vol. 7 pp. 383-393

 Eruditio recentior
 Guha, P. 2006. "Betel leaf: The neglected green gold of India." Journal of Human Ecology 19(2). .
 Camille Imbault-Huart, "Le Bétel" in T'oung Pao vol. 5 (1894) pp. 311-328 Textus JSTOR
 Marcello Spinella, The Psychopharmacology of Herbal Medicine: Plant Drugs That Alter Mind, Brain and Behavior. Cantabrigiae Massachusettensium: MIT Press, 2001. ISBN 0-262-69265-1
 Thomas J. Zumbroich, "The origin and diffusion of betel chewing: a synthesis of evidence from South Asia, Southeast Asia and beyond" in Ejournal of Indian Medicine vol. 1 (2007/2008) pp. 87-140 Textus

Nexus externi 

 Nuntia de betle apud Alcohol and Drugs History Society

Flora Indiae
Flora Melanesiae
Flora Novae Guineae
Plantae medicinales
Piper
Fruges Indomalaesiae
Stimulantia
Taxa Linnaei
Taxa 1753
Species plantarum

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