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==Cultus==
[[Fasciculus:Piper betle plant.jpg|thumb|left|Liana ''Piperis betel'']]
''Piper betle'' in plurimis Asiae Meridionalis et Meridiorientalis partibus, et in [[Papua Nova Guinea]] [[Melanesia]]que excolitur. Res repens, firmamenti [[arbor]]is convenientis vel longi poli eget. Eius cultus est peculiare [[agricultura]]e genus.<!-- High land and especially fertile soil are best for it. Waterlogged, saline, and alkali soils are unsuitable.
==Notae==
In Bangladesh, farmers called barui<ref name="barui">{{cite web
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[[Fasciculus:Arecanutconsum1.PNG|thumb|350px|Betel leaf and Areca nut consumption in the world.]]
In about 3–6 months' time, vines grow to a height 150-180 cm. At this stage branching is noticed in the vines. Leaves are removed along with the petiole with the right thumb. Once harvesting is commenced, it is continued almost every day or week. The interval of harvesting varies from 15 days to about a month till the next lowering of vines. After each harvest, manuring has to be done. . . .-->
==Adnotationes==
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*Guha, P. [[2006]]. "Betel leaf: The neglected green gold of India." ''Journal of Human Ecology 19(2). [http://www.krepublishers.com/02-Journals/JHE/JHE-19-0-000-000-2006-Web/JHE-19-2-000-000-2006-Abstract-PDF/JHE-19-2-087-093-2006-1405-Guha-P/JHE-19-2-087-093-2006-1405-Guha-P-Text.pdf#search=%22betel%20leaf%20neglected%20gold%22].
==Nexus externusexterni==
* [http://historyofalcoholanddrugs.typepad.com/alcohol_and_drugs_history/betel/index.html Betel news page], [[Alcohol and Drugs History Society]]
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