Pinang yaki
Fruiting specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Areca
Species:
A. vestiaria
Binomial name
Areca vestiaria
Giseke
Areca vestiaria - Trunks
Areca vestiaria - Trunks. January 2020. Location CAS Xishuangbanna Tropical Plant Garden, Mengla, Yunnan, SW China.

Areca vestiaria (pinang yaki or pinang merah) is a species of palm native to the rainforests of eastern Indonesia[1] especially North Sulawesi.[2] Its morphology is more diverse than other species of palms, and in particular the color of its upper trunk / crownshaft changes depending on altitude (varying between red and orange).[1]

The people of Sulawesi, near Bogani Nani Wartabone National Park, have long used the fruit of this palm as a male contraceptive.[3] They drink a decoction of the fruit flesh boiled in water.[3] The chemical composition of the fruit has been investigated with this in mind,[3] but this does not represent evidence of its effectiveness as an antifertility agent.

A. vestiaria Fruit (Left) & Seed (Right)

References

  1. 1 2 "Areca vestiaria - Palmpedia - Palm Grower's Guide". www.palmpedia.net. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
  2. ↑ "Areca vestiaria - Pacsoa". www.pacsoa.org.au. Retrieved 2017-11-26.
  3. 1 2 3 Simbala, Herny (September 2017). "Bioactive compounds in Pinang Yaki (Areca vestiaria) fruit as potential source of antifertility agent". Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 30 (5(Supplementary)): 1929–1937. PMID 29105623 – via ResearchGate.


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