Palms   Elaeis oleifera

Synonymy:
Corozo oleifera

Common Names:
American Oil palm

Distribution & 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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