African Oil Palm

Carambola

About African Oil Palm and Carambola

African Oil Palm

Carambola

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Palm or Cycad

Fruit

1.3 Origin

Eastern Africa, Northern Africa, Middle Africa

Southeastern Asia

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Forest edges

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-15

10-14

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

11-5

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not available

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Arching/Fountain-shaped

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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910.00 cm

Rank: 44 (Overall)▶

610.00 cm

Rank: 53 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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460.00 cm

Rank: 43 (Overall)▶

610.00 cm

Rank: 34 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Ivory

Pink, Rose, Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Orange

Yellow, Orange, Light Yellow, Lemon yellow, Yellow green, Gold

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Oblovate

2.4 Thorns

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36% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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24% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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15% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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34% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Frost

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Does not require lot of watering, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water in morning to avoid prompting diseases, Water twice a day in the initial period

Average Water Needs, Requires watering in the growing season

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Cut or pinch the stems, Prune for shortening long shoots, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Fertilize every year

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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86% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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84% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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20% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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95% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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39% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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61% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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65% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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2% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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No Palm Garden Plants has it !

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14% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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95% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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28% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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2% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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1% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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66% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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49% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Birds

Birds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Asthma

Kidney Stone

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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73% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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All Fruits Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Food for birds, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, Prevent Soil Erosion

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Malaria, Weight loss

Anti-oxidant, Antioxidants, High blood pressure, Nutrients

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Fruits, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for producing cooking oil

Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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29% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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18% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Palm Garden Plants have it !

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All Fruits Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ELAEIS guineensis

AVERRHOA carambola

7.2 Common Name

African Oil Palm

Carambola, Starfruit

7.2.1 In Hindi

अफ्रीकी ऑयल पाम

carambola पेड़

7.2.2 In German

African Oil Palm

Sternfrucht Baum

7.2.3 In French

L'huile de palme africaine

arbre carambole

7.2.4 In Spanish

Aceite de Palma Africana

árbol de carambola

7.2.5 In Greek

Αφρικανική φοινικέλαιο

carambola δέντρο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Óleo de palma Africano

árvore de carambola

7.2.7 In Polish

Afrykański Olej palmowy

karambola drzewo

7.2.8 In Latin

African Oil Palm

carambola ligno

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Not Available

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Arecales

Oxalidales

8.5 Family

Arecaceae

Oxalidaceae

8.6 Genus

Elaeis

Averrhoa

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Cocoeae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Arecoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of African Oil Palm and Carambola

Wondering what are the properties of African Oil Palm and Carambola? We provide you with everything About African Oil Palm and Carambola. African Oil Palm has thorns and Carambola doesn't have thorns. Also African Oil Palm does not have fragrant flowers. African Oil Palm has allergic reactions like Asthma and Carambola has allergic reactions like Asthma. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of African Oil Palm and Carambola and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of African Oil Palm and Carambola

Season and care of African Oil Palm and Carambola is important to know. While considering everything about African Oil Palm and Carambola Care, growing season is an essential factor. African Oil Palm season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Carambola season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for African Oil Palm is Loam, Sand and for Carambola is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for African Oil Palm is Acidic, Neutral and for Carambola is Acidic, Neutral.

African Oil Palm and Carambola Physical Information

African Oil Palm and Carambola physical information is very important for comparison. African Oil Palm height is 910.00 cm and width 460.00 cm whereas Carambola height is 610.00 cm and width 610.00 cm. The color specification of African Oil Palm and Carambola are as follows:

African Oil Palm flower color: Ivory
African Oil Palm leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Carambola flower color: Pink, Rose and Violet
Carambola leaf color: Green

Care of African Oil Palm and Carambola

Care of African Oil Palm and Carambola include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. African Oil Palm pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Prune for shortening long shoots and Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Carambola pruning is done Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves. In summer African Oil Palm needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Carambola needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.