Question

Betel nut tree disperse it's seeds in water. Why are betel nut trees found near water bodies?

Answer 1

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The betel nut is the seed of the areca, or betel, palm (Areca catechu), family Arecaceae, and the betel leaf is from the betel pepper, or pan plant (Piper betle), family Piperaceae. Betel chewing is a habit of an estimated one-tenth of the world’s population, and…

Answer 2

Answer:

Betel nut trees are mostly found near the water bodies as they are evergreen plantation crops and require the supply of irrigation and water almost throughout the year and in large quantities.

Explanation:

• Betel nut, also known as paan, or penang, is either of two different plants whose leaves and seeds are utilized in combination for chewing purposes throughout wide areas of southern Asia and the East Indies. The areca nut is the seed of the areca, or betel, palm (Areca catechu), and therefore the betel leaf is from the betel pepper, or pan plant (Piper betle), Piperaceae .
• The areca palm, cultivated in India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Malaysia, and therefore the Philippines, features a slender, unbranched trunk reaching 12–15 meters (40–50 feet) high and about 45 cm (18 inches) in circumference and is topped by a crown of six to nine very large spreading pinnate fronds.
• The fruit is about the dimensions of a small hen’s egg. Within its fibrous rind is that the hard seed, or nut, which features a mottled gray and brown appearance.

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