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Elaeis guineensis
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Family:
ARECACEAE/PALMAE
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Citation: Elaeis guineensis Jacq., Select Am. 280.1763; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 481. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 355. 1997; Renuka, Palms Kerala 45. 1999; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 717. 2009.
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Malayalam Name(s):
Ennappana
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Tamil name(s):
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English name(s):
Oil Palm, African oil palm, Jacquin
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Description:
Solitary, robust, palm; stem reaches up to 10 m in height and 40-60 cm in diameter. Leaves pinnate, steeply arching, about 6 m long, with numerous pairs of linear leaflets arranged in 4 ranks; basal leaflets reduced to spines. Inflorescence interfoliar; male and female inflorescences are separate; male flowers arranged in cylindrical branches; female inflorescences are robust, partially hidden in leaf bases. Ripe fruits deep purple in colour, slightly angular due to compression, about 3 cm long and 2.5 cm broad at middle.
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Habit:
Tree
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Flowering & Fruiting:
Throughout the year
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District(s):
Thrissur, Kollam, Kottayam, Alappuzha, Pathanamthitta
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Cultivated
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Distribution:
West and Central Africa
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Monocotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
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Localities:
Rockwood
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