Betel

Betel
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Piperales
Family: Piperaceae
Genus: Piper
Species:
P. betle
Binomial name
Piper betle
Not to be confused with betel nut, which is the fruit of the areca palm.
For the mixture of betel leaf and areca nut, see Betel nut chewing. For the biblical place, see Bethel.

The betel, Piper betle, is a species of flowering plant in the pepper family Piperaceae, native to Southeast Asia. It is an evergreen, dioecious vine, with glossy heart-shaped leaves and white catkins. Betel plants are cultivated for their leaves which are most commonly used as flavoring in chewing areca nut (betel nut chewing).

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