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Elaeis guineensis Jacq.

Elaeis guineensis Jacq.

Elaeis guineensis
Photo: Franz Eugen Köhler, Köhler's Medizinal-Pflanzen · Public domain

Elaeis guineensis Jacq.. Elaeis guineensis is a species of palm commonly called oil palm but also sometimes African oil palm or macaw-fat. The first Western person to describe it and bring back seeds was the French naturalist Michel Adanson.

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Elaeis guineensis Jacq. — seeds, tools & books

Native range

Native range not recorded for this plant. Often a non-native cultivar or naturalized garden plant.

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