AKA the Betel Nut Palm... very commonly grown species in the tropics where the ripe fruits are chewed by locals for a 'mind numbing' effect (semi-legal drug)... orange ripe fruits eventually stain the chewer's teeth orange, and rot them out later on. This palm is too tropical to be grown in mainland US except in southern Florida.
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