Palms
 
Elaeis oleifera![]()
Synonymy:
Corozo oleiferaCommon Names:
American Oil palmDistribution & Habitat:
Costa Rica to the lower Amazon River in Brazil.Description:
A large, solitary, pinnate-leaved palm which has dense clusters of crowded flowers and bright red fruit. This fruit yields a high quality palm oil.General:
Used locally for palm oil, but not grown on anywhere near the same scale as its close relative E. guineensis .Culture:
Sunny, moist, but well drained position. Tropical in its requirements.
Figure 1. E. oleifera
Contributed by: Kyle Wicomb (Figure 1)
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