Areca nut

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Areca nut has 55 facts recorded in Dontopedia across 8 references, with 8 live disagreements.

55 facts·38 predicates·8 sources·8 in dispute

Mostly:rdf:type(6), quality indicator(3), consumed in province(3)

Inbound mentions (27)

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`locationOfChewing`Location of Chewing(2)

Coromandel Coastex:coromandel-coast
Malabarex:malabar

`locationOfUse`Location of Use(2)

East Regionex:east-region
Malayan Peninsulaex:malayan-peninsula

`saleLocation`Sale Location(2)

Cantonex:canton
Canton Suburbsex:canton-suburbs

`usedWith`Used With(2)

Ava Pepper Leavesex:ava-pepper-leaves
Betle Pepperex:betle-pepper

`appliesTo`Applies to(1)

Areca Nut Priceex:areca-nut-price

`consistsOf`Consists of(1)

Ingredient Combinationex:ingredient-combination

`contains`Contains(1)

Malabar Chewing Mixtureex:malabar-chewing-mixture

`cultivatedFor`Cultivated for(1)

Areca Palmex:areca-palm

`describesPreparationOf`Describes Preparation of(1)

Report on Areca Nut Prepex:report-on-areca-nut-prep

`excludesInlandTradeQuantity`Excludes Inland Trade Quantity(1)

Areca Nut Exportex:areca-nut-export

`excludesQuantityConsumedInCountry`Excludes Quantity Consumed in Country(1)

Areca Nut Exportex:areca-nut-export

`exportOf`Export of(1)

Ceylonex:ceylon

`involvesBoiling`Involves Boiling(1)

Chinese Medicine Preparationex:chinese-medicine-preparation

`involvesBruising`Involves Bruising(1)

Horse Feed Preparationex:horse-feed-preparation

`involvesPounding`Involves Pounding(1)

Horse Feed Preparationex:horse-feed-preparation

`isPartOf`Is Part of(1)

Areca Nut Sliceex:areca-nut-slice

`measuredEntity`Measured Entity(1)

Average Annual Export of Areca Nuts From Ceylonex:average-annual-export-of-areca-nuts-from-ceylon

`notUsedWith`Not Used With(1)

Pipula Moolaex:pipula-moola

`preparesNutsForExport`Prepares Nuts for Export(1)

Travancoreex:travancore

`principalConsumptionOf`Principal Consumption of(1)

Chinaex:china

`sameAs`Same As(1)

Betel Nutex:betel-nut

`stateUsage`State Usage(1)

Chinese Peopleex:chinese-people

`usedAsSubstituteFor`Used As Substitute for(1)

Coco Rootex:coco-root

Other facts (51)

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51 facts

Predicate	Value	Ref
Rdf:type	Fruit	[2]
Rdf:type	Plant Product	[3]
Rdf:type	Commodity	[4]
Rdf:type	Plant Product	[5]
Rdf:type	Plant Product	[6]
Rdf:type	Plant Product	[8]
Quality Indicator	small white medullary portion	[2]
Quality Indicator	bluish tinge on medullary portion	[2]
Quality Indicator	very red astringent part	[2]
Consumed in Province	Quangton	[5]
Consumed in Province	Quang Se	[5]
Consumed in Province	Che Keang	[5]
Used As	Masticatory	[1]
Used As	Domestic Medicine	[5]
Quality Depends on	internal appearance when cut	[2]
Quality Depends on	quantity of astringent matter	[2]
Used in Central Provinces	Hoo Kwang	[5]
Used in Central Provinces	Kang Si	[5]
Made Into	walking sticks	[6]
Made Into	ornamental bracelets	[6]
Used With	Betle Pepper	[1]
Receives Notice	Special Notice	[1]
Natural Falling Behavior	falls off and sows itself in the ground	[2]
Human Intervention Prevents	natural sowing process	[2]
Harvestable Season	July and August	[2]
Full Ripeness Season	September and October	[2]
Has Attribute	variable size	[2]
Considered Quality	good quality	[2]
Maturity Indicator	large medullary portion	[2]
Maturity Correlates With	lower astringency	[2]
Valuation Factor	high astringency	[2]
Price to Grower	2 shillings per hundredweight	[2]
Preservation Condition	no immediate demand	[2]
Shelling Status	not shelled	[2]
Preservation Method	preserved in the husk	[2]
Preservation Purpose	save them from the ravages of insects	[2]
Annually Exported to	Tinnevelly	[5]
Exported to Other Parts	Country	[5]
Has Various Kinds in Use	true	[5]
Chewed by	Both Sexes	[5]
Commonly Known As	Pinang	[5]
Called in Language	Acheenese Language	[5]
Acheenese Name	Penu	[5]
Exposed With	Additional Consumption Articles	[5]
Used in	Dyeing	[5]
Medicine Usage Location	North China	[5]
Source of	Cutch	[5]
Usage	masticatory	[6]
Quantity Comparison	greater than that of any other narcotic except tobacco	[6]
Processed Into	charcoal	[6]
Projected Price Trend	Price Increase	[7]

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falls off and sows itself in the ground

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natural sowing process

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harvestableSeasonseven-sisters-of-sleep/201

July and August

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September and October

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variable size

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internal appearance when cut

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quantity of astringent matter

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small white medullary portion

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bluish tinge on medullary portion

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very red astringent part

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consideredQualityseven-sisters-of-sleep/201

good quality

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maturityIndicatorseven-sisters-of-sleep/201

large medullary portion

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lower astringency

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valuationFactorseven-sisters-of-sleep/201

high astringency

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priceToGrowerseven-sisters-of-sleep/201

2 shillings per hundredweight

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preservationConditionseven-sisters-of-sleep/201

no immediate demand

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shellingStatusseven-sisters-of-sleep/201

not shelled

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preservationMethodseven-sisters-of-sleep/201

preserved in the husk

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save them from the ravages of insects

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typeseven-sisters-of-sleep/201

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typeseven-sisters-of-sleep/200

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areca nuts

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typeseven-sisters-of-sleep/206

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annuallyExportedToseven-sisters-of-sleep/202

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exportedToOtherPartsseven-sisters-of-sleep/202

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hasVariousKindsInUseseven-sisters-of-sleep/202

true

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chewedByseven-sisters-of-sleep/202

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commonlyKnownAsseven-sisters-of-sleep/202

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calledInLanguageseven-sisters-of-sleep/202

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acheeneseNameseven-sisters-of-sleep/202

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consumedInProvinceseven-sisters-of-sleep/202

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consumedInProvinceseven-sisters-of-sleep/202

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consumedInProvinceseven-sisters-of-sleep/202

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exposedWithseven-sisters-of-sleep/202

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usedInseven-sisters-of-sleep/202

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usedInCentralProvincesseven-sisters-of-sleep/202

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usedInCentralProvincesseven-sisters-of-sleep/202

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usedAsseven-sisters-of-sleep/202

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medicineUsageLocationseven-sisters-of-sleep/202

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sourceOfseven-sisters-of-sleep/202

ex:cutch

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typeseven-sisters-of-sleep/202

ex:PlantProduct

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labelseven-sisters-of-sleep/202

Areca nut

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typeseven-sisters-of-sleep/204

ex:PlantProduct

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labelseven-sisters-of-sleep/204

areca nuts

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usageseven-sisters-of-sleep/204

masticatory

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quantityComparisonseven-sisters-of-sleep/204

greater than that of any other narcotic except tobacco

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madeIntoseven-sisters-of-sleep/204

walking sticks

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madeIntoseven-sisters-of-sleep/204

ornamental bracelets

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processedIntoseven-sisters-of-sleep/204

charcoal

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projectedPriceTrendseven-sisters-of-sleep/205

ex:price-increase

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typeseven-sisters-of-sleep/282

ex:PlantProduct

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labelseven-sisters-of-sleep/282

areca nut

References (8)

8 references

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  of our greenhouses, and which is a native of the Karroo, 17 which appears to possess narcotic properties. The Hottentots know it under the name of Kou, or Kauw-goed . They gather and beat together the whole plant, roots, stem, and leaves, t…
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  eaves. If allowed to hang until fully ripe, it falls off and sows itself in the ground, but this is not allowed. The trees are in blossom in March and April, and the fruits may be gathered in July and August, when the sliced nut can be prep…
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  The widely distributed race of Malays, occupy not only the Malayan Peninsula, and, though not exclusively, the islands of the Indian Archipelago, but has penetrated into Madagascar, and spreads itself through the islands of the Pacific from…
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  N.B.—The average annual export of areca nuts from Ceylon is 50,000 cwts., and the price a fraction below 20s. per cwt. 267 CHAPTER XIX. UNDER THE PALMS.…
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  epared nuts, are annually exported to Tinnevelly and other parts of the country, and about 3,000,000 of ripe nuts are shipped to Bombay and other places, exclusive of the quantity consumed in the country, and for the inland trade. From th…
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  263 In Virginia, tobacco was at one period used as a currency at a fixed value per pound. In Peru, the labourer is paid in coca, and in the Philippines, betel rolls have been used in the same manner as a currency. To the Malay it is as im…
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  ng water, not dissimilar to those made by the Australian natives from the bark of the gum trees, are made from the spathe of this palm, it is also nailed upon the bottoms of the boats, and often small bunches of the abortive fruit may be se…
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  22 Dr. Doran says that a salad was so scarce an article during the early part of the last century, that George I. was obliged also to send to Holland to procure a lettuce for his queen. These vegetables must, therefore, have become unpopul…

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Areca nut

Inbound mentions (27)

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locationOfUseLocation of Use(2)

saleLocationSale Location(2)

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appliesToApplies to(1)

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involvesBruisingInvolves Bruising(1)

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