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{{Infobox plant
| name = Areca catechu
| kingdom = Plantae
| phylum = Streptophyta
| class = Equisetopsida
| subclass = Magnoliidae
| order = Arecales
| family = Arecaceae
| genus = Areca
| species = A. catechu
| binomial = Areca catechu
| authority = L.
| taxon_status = Accepted (Kew)
| taxonomy_source = [https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:664107-1 Kew POWO / WCVP]<ref name="taxonomy" />
| lifeform = tree
| biome = wet tropical
| native_range = Philippines
| first_published = Sp. Pl.: 1189 (1753)
| ipni = [https://www.ipni.org/n/664107-1 664107-1]
| synonyms = [https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:664107-1 See Kew for synonymy]
}}
This is a template page for '''pugua&#39;'''. Scientific name: ''Areca catechu''.

== Cultural Use ==
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== Botanical Information ==
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== References ==
<references>
<ref name="taxonomy">Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:664107-1 Areca catechu]. Plants of the World Online and World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP), accessed 21 October 2026. Names and taxonomic data: [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ CC BY 3.0]. RBG Kew cannot warrant the quality or accuracy of the data.</ref>
</references>

[[Category:Plants]]
[[Category:Arecales]]
[[Category:Arecaceae]]
[[Category:Areca]]