betel
mild stimulant, similar to caffeine or nicotine
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Summary
betel is a taxon[1]. betel ranks in the top 0.43% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,282 views/month, #846 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- Parent taxon: Piper[4]
- Taxon name: Piper betle[5]
- Subclass of: useful plant[6]
- Has use: medicinal plant[7], food[8], flavor enhancer[9], stimulant foodstuff[10], psychoactive drug[11]
- Commons category: Piper betle[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Piper betle[13]
- Commons gallery: Piper betle[14]
- External data available at URL: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/93725bf2-6ada-47f9-bd5e-0e679e3d245e[15]
- Described by source: Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao[16], Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 20(1)[17]
- GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=28574[18]
- Short name: P. betle[19]
- Taxon common name: ᨁᨙᨍ[20], Betelpippuri[21], ವೀಳ್ಯದೆಲೆ[22], betelpeper[23], வெற்றிலை[24], తమలపాకు[25], พลู[26], 荖藤[27], 蒌叶[28], 蒟酱[29], 印度胡椒[30], 芦子[31], 蒌叶（芦子、菊酱）[32], 药酱[33]
- Different from: areca nut[34]
- Maintained by WikiProject: WikiProject Invasion Biology[35]
- Taxon author citation: L.[36]
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Identifiers
betel's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 347653[37]. betel's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 13217[38]. betel's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 491360[39]. betel's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4187904[40]. betel's ITIS TSN is recorded as 895503[41].
Why It Matters
betel has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] betel is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]