Pinang is a kind of palma that grows in the Pacific, East Asia and Africa region. Pinang is also the name of its fruit traded people. Various regional names include pineung (Aceh), pining (Batak Toba), penang (Md.), Jambe (Sd., Jw.), Bua, ua, wua, pua, fua, hua (various languages in Nusa Tenggara and Maluku) and various other titles