Life Span
Annual
  
Perennial
  
Type
Palm or Cycad
  
Vegetable
  
Origin
Eastern Africa, Northern Africa, Middle Africa
  
Southeastern Asia, India
  
Types
Not Available
  
Red Malabar Spinach, Green Malabar Spinach
  
Habitat
Forest edges
  
Hot climate regions, Humid climates
  
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-15
  
Not Available
  
AHS Heat Zone
12-10
  
12*7
  
Sunset Zone
Not available
  
H1, H2, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
  
Habit
Upright/Erect
  
Vining/Climbing
  
Plant Size
  
  
Plant Color
  
  
Flower Color
Ivory
  
Red, Green, Orange Red
  
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
  
Bicolor
  
Fruit Color
Orange
  
White, Ivory
  
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
  
Green, Light Green
  
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
  
Green, Dark Green
  
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
  
Purple, Gray Green
  
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
  
Purple, Gray Green
  
Shape
  
  
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
  
Heart-shaped
  
Thorns
Yes
  
No
  
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
  
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
  
Growing Conditions
  
  
Sunlight
Full Sun
  
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
  
Growth Rate
Medium
  
Fast
  
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
  
Clay, Loam
  
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
  
Neutral
  
Soil Drainage
Well drained
  
Well drained
  
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
  
Not Available
  
Repeat Bloomer
Yes
  
Yes
  
Tolerances
Not Available
  
Drought
  
Where to Plant?
Ground
  
Ground
  
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
  
Leaf Cutting, Seedlings
  
Plant Maintenance
Medium
  
Medium
  
Watering Plants
  
  
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
  
Do not let dry out between waterings, Requires consistently moist soil
  
In Summer
Lots of watering
  
Average Water
  
In Spring
Moderate
  
Moderate
  
In Winter
Average Water
  
Average Water
  
Soil
  
  
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
  
Neutral
  
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
  
Clay, Loam
  
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
  
Well drained
  
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
  
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
  
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Prune for shortening long shoots, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
  
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
  
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
  
Nitrogen
  
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
  
Aphids
  
Plant Tolerance
Drought
  
Drought
  
Flowers
Insignificant
  
Showy
  
Flower Petal Number
Single
  
Single
  
Fruits
  
  
Showy Fruit
Yes
  
Yes
  
Edible Fruit
No
  
No
  
Fragrance
  
  
Fragrant Flower
No
  
No
  
Fragrant Fruit
No
  
No
  
Fragrant Leaf
No
  
No
  
Fragrant Bark/Stem
No
  
No
  
Showy Foliage
Yes
  
Yes
  
Showy Bark
No
  
No
  
Foliage Texture
Bold
  
Medium
  
Foliage Sheen
Matte
  
Glossy
  
Evergreen
No
  
Yes
  
Invasive
Sometimes
  
Sometimes
  
Self-Sowing
Yes
  
Yes
  
Attracts
Birds
  
Not Available
  
Allergy
Asthma
  
Not Available
  
Uses
  
  
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
  
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
  
Beauty Benefits
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Edible Uses
Yes
  
Yes
  
Environmental Uses
Air purification
  
Air purification
  
Plant Benefits
  
  
Medicinal Uses
High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Malaria, Weight loss
  
Folate, Iron, Low calories, Low Fats, Rich in Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin A, Vitamin C
  
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
  
Leaves
  
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used for producing cooking oil
  
Used As Food
  
Used As Indoor Plant
No
  
No
  
Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes
  
Yes
  
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
  
Container, Edible, Groundcover, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine
  
Botanical Name
ELAEIS guineensis
  
BASELLA alba
  
Common Name
African Oil Palm
  
Ceylon Spinach, Malabar Spinach, Red Malabar Spinach
  
In Hindi
अफ्रीकी ऑयल पाम
  
पोई
  
In German
African Oil Palm
  
Malabarspinat
  
In French
L'huile de palme africaine
  
L’épinard de Malabar
  
In Spanish
Aceite de Palma Africana
  
espinaca de Malabar
  
In Greek
Αφρικανική φοινικέλαιο
  
Malabar Σπανάκι
  
In Portuguese
Óleo de palma Africano
  
Malabar espinafre
  
In Polish
Afrykański Olej palmowy
  
Szpinak Malabar
  
In Latin
African Oil Palm
  
Spinach Malabar
  
Kingdom
Plantae
  
Plantae
  
Phylum
Not Available
  
Magnoliophyta
  
Class
Liliopsida
  
Eudicotyledones
  
Order
Arecales
  
Caryophyllales
  
Family
Arecaceae
  
Basellaceae
  
Genus
Elaeis
  
Basella
  
Clade
Not Available
  
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
  
Tribe
Cocoeae
  
Not Available
  
Subfamily
Arecoideae
  
Not Available
  
Number of Species
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Season and Care of African Oil Palm and Malabar Spinach
Season and care of African Oil Palm and Malabar Spinach is important to know. While considering everything about African Oil Palm and Malabar Spinach Care, growing season is an essential factor. African Oil Palm season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Malabar Spinach season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for African Oil Palm is Loam, Sand and for Malabar Spinach is Clay, Loam while the PH of soil for African Oil Palm is Acidic, Neutral and for Malabar Spinach is Neutral.
African Oil Palm and Malabar Spinach Physical Information
African Oil Palm and Malabar Spinach physical information is very important for comparison. African Oil Palm height is 910.00 cm and width 460.00 cm whereas Malabar Spinach height is 2.40 cm and width 24.00 cm. The color specification of African Oil Palm and Malabar Spinach are as follows:
African Oil Palm flower color: Ivory
African Oil Palm leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Malabar Spinach flower color: Red, Green and Orange Red
- Malabar Spinach leaf color: Green and Light Green
Care of African Oil Palm and Malabar Spinach
Care of African Oil Palm and Malabar Spinach 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 Spinach pruning is done 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 Malabar Spinach needs Average Water and in winter, it needs Average Water.