Elaeis guineensis Jacq
African oil palm
Single stemmed grow to 20 m tall leaves pinnate, 3-5 m long flowers are produced in dense clusters, small fruits red
•Each fruit is made up of an oily, fleshy outer layer (the pericarp), with a single seed (the palm kernel), also rich in oil. When ripe, each bunch of fruit weighs between 5 and 30 kg
Elaeis macrophylla A Chev
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