African Oil Palm

Lungwort

About African Oil Palm and Lungwort

African Oil Palm

Lungwort

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Palm or Cycad

Perennial

1.3 Origin

Eastern Africa, Northern Africa, Middle Africa

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Not Available

Benediction lungwort, Excalibur lungwort

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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Rank: 74 (Overall)▶

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1.5 Habitat

Forest edges

Forest edges, Mountains

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-15

4-8

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

8-4

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not available

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Cushion/Mound-forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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910.00 cm

Rank: 44 (Overall)▶

25.50 cm

Rank: 100 (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)▶

30.50 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Ivory

Pink, Rose, Blue Violet

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Not Available

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Orange

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green, Gray Green, Silver

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green, Gray Green, Silver

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green, Gray Green, Silver

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Lung shaped

2.4 Thorns

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36% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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14% Perennial Flowers 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

Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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15% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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28% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Divison, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

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

Water when soil is dry, when new, water every week

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

Drought Tolerant

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

Average Water

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

Adequately

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade

4.7 Pruning

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Powdery mildew, Slugs

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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35% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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20% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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19% Perennial Flowers 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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40% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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12% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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2% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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14% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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No Palm Garden Plants has it !

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11% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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95% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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53% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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28% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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15% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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2% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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4% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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6% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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66% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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48% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Birds

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Asthma

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

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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63% Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Provides ground cover

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Malaria, Weight loss

Astringent, Demulcent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emollient, Exoectorant, Homeopathy, Opthalmic, Resolvent

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for producing cooking oil

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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31% Perennial Flowers 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 Perennial Flowers Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ELAEIS guineensis

PULMONARIA 'Berries and Cream' PP10597

7.2 Common Name

African Oil Palm

Berries and Cream Lungwort, Lungwort

7.2.1 In Hindi

अफ्रीकी ऑयल पाम

Lungwort

7.2.2 In German

African Oil Palm

Lungenkraut

7.2.3 In French

L'huile de palme africaine

pulmonaire

7.2.4 In Spanish

Aceite de Palma Africana

Lungwort

7.2.5 In Greek

Αφρικανική φοινικέλαιο

Lungwort

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Óleo de palma Africano

pulmonária

7.2.7 In Polish

Afrykański Olej palmowy

płucnik

7.2.8 In Latin

African Oil Palm

Lungwort

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Not Available

Ascomycota

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Ascomycetes

8.4 Order

Arecales

Peltigerales

8.5 Family

Arecaceae

Boraginaceae

8.6 Genus

Elaeis

Pulmonaria

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Cocoeae

Boragineae

8.9 Subfamily

Arecoideae

Boraginoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of African Oil Palm and Lungwort

Wondering what are the properties of African Oil Palm and Lungwort? We provide you with everything About African Oil Palm and Lungwort. African Oil Palm has thorns and Lungwort doesn't have thorns. Also African Oil Palm does not have fragrant flowers. African Oil Palm has allergic reactions like Asthma and Lungwort 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 Lungwort and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of African Oil Palm and Lungwort

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

African Oil Palm and Lungwort Physical Information

African Oil Palm and Lungwort physical information is very important for comparison. African Oil Palm height is 910.00 cm and width 460.00 cm whereas Lungwort height is 25.50 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of African Oil Palm and Lungwort are as follows:

African Oil Palm flower color: Ivory
African Oil Palm leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Lungwort flower color: Pink, Rose and Blue Violet
Lungwort leaf color: Green, Gray Green and Silver

Care of African Oil Palm and Lungwort

Care of African Oil Palm and Lungwort 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 Lungwort pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer African Oil Palm needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Lungwort needs Drought Tolerant and in winter, it needs Adequately.