African Oil Palm

Malabar nut

About African Oil Palm and Malabar nut

African Oil Palm

Malabar nut

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Palm or Cycad

Herbs, Perennial

1.3 Origin

Eastern Africa, Northern Africa, Middle Africa

South-Eastern Asia

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Forest edges

Semi desert, Wet forest

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-15

9-11

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

12 - 9

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not available

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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910.00 cm

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460.00 cm

Rank: 61 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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460.00 cm

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Ivory

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Orange

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Elliptic

2.4 Thorns

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36% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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3% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Very 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

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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15% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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44% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Stem Cutting

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

Average Water Needs, Needs good drainage

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

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

Cut away fading foliage, Cut upper 1/3 section when young to enhancegrowth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Don't use high pH fertilizers

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Downy mildew, Dry root rot, Rust, Spider mites

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Heat Tolerance, Humidity

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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11% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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20% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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16% List of Herbs 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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53% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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34% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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2% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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59% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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No Palm Garden Plants has it !

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54% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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95% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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63% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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28% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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2% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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2% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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7% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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9% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

5.10 Self-Sowing

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66% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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68% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Birds

Aphids, Bees, Butterflies, Snails

5.12 Allergy

Asthma

Dizziness, Mouth itching, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Good Cleanser, Good for the Scalp

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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73% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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91% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Air purification, Insect Repellent

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Malaria, Weight loss

Antipyretic, Bronchitis, Cough, Digestive disorders, Ear infections, Expectorant, Laxative, Migraines, Piles, Rheumatism, Throat infection, Treating fever

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Bark, Leaf Stalks, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for producing cooking oil

Biomass for fuel, Can be made into a herbal tea, Culinary use, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Used as a laxative

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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29% Palm Garden Plants have it !

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48% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Palm Garden Plants have it !

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6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Container, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ELAEIS guineensis

Justicia adhatoda

7.2 Common Name

African Oil Palm

Malabar nut, Adulsa, Adhatoda, Vasaka

7.2.1 In Hindi

अफ्रीकी ऑयल पाम

अडुळसा, अडुसा

7.2.2 In German

African Oil Palm

Indisches Lungenkraut

7.2.3 In French

L'huile de palme africaine

Justicia adhatoda

7.2.4 In Spanish

Aceite de Palma Africana

Justicia adhatoda

7.2.5 In Greek

Αφρικανική φοινικέλαιο

Justicia adhatoda

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Óleo de palma Africano

Justicia adhatoda

7.2.7 In Polish

Afrykański Olej palmowy

Justicia adhatoda

7.2.8 In Latin

African Oil Palm

Justicia adhatoda

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Not Available

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Arecales

Scrophulariales

8.5 Family

Arecaceae

Acanthaceae

8.6 Genus

Elaeis

Justicia

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Cocoeae

Justicieae

8.9 Subfamily

Arecoideae

Acanthoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of African Oil Palm and Malabar nut

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

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Season and Care of African Oil Palm and Malabar nut

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

African Oil Palm and Malabar nut Physical Information

African Oil Palm and Malabar nut physical information is very important for comparison. African Oil Palm height is 910.00 cm and width 460.00 cm whereas Malabar nut height is 460.00 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of African Oil Palm and Malabar nut are as follows:

African Oil Palm flower color: Ivory
African Oil Palm leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Malabar nut flower color: White
Malabar nut leaf color: Dark Green

Care of African Oil Palm and Malabar nut

Care of African Oil Palm and Malabar nut 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 Malabar nut pruning is done Cut away fading foliage, Cut upper 1/3 section when young to enhancegrowth, 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 Malabar nut needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.