African Oil Palm

Sweet Potato Vine

About African Oil Palm and Sweet Potato Vine

African Oil Palm

Sweet Potato Vine

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Palm or Cycad

Bulb or Corm or Tuber

1.3 Origin

Eastern Africa, Northern Africa, Middle Africa

Central America, South America

1.4 Types

Not Available

Vine, Flowering plant

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA5

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Forest edges

All sorts of environments, Along Railroads, Banks, Moist Ditches, Roadsides, rocky banks of streams

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-1510-13

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-10

12-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not available

21,22

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Vining/Climbing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

910.00 cm15.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

460.00 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Ivory

Purple, Rose

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

Purple, Dark Green, Black

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Several shades of Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Acicular

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

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

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

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

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Not Available

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Cuttings, Leaf Cutting, Tuber propagation

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

Keep the Soil well drained, Needs very little water

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

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

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

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Bold

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Birds

Aphids, Beetles, Cutworms, Insects, Mites, Whiteflies

5.12 Allergy

Asthma

Abdominal pain, allergic reaction, Nausea, Skin rash, Twitching of face

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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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Malaria, Weight loss

Cures constipation, Fiber, Low calories, lowering blood pressure, Potassium, ß-carotene, Vitamin A, Vitamin C

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Leaves, Root, Shoots, Stem, Tuber

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used As Food, Used for producing cooking oil

Starch, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Container, Edible, Groundcover, Hanging Basket, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Vine

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ELAEIS guineensis

IPOMOEA batatas 'Blackie'

7.2 Common Name

African Oil Palm

Blackie Sweet Potato Vine, Sweet Potato Vine

7.2.1 In Hindi

अफ्रीकी ऑयल पाम

शकरकन्द

7.2.2 In German

African Oil Palm

Süßkartoffel

7.2.3 In French

L'huile de palme africaine

Patate douce

7.2.4 In Spanish

Aceite de Palma Africana

Ipomoea batatas

7.2.5 In Greek

Αφρικανική φοινικέλαιο

Sweet potato

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Óleo de palma Africano

Batata-doce

7.2.7 In Polish

Afrykański Olej palmowy

Wilec ziemniaczany

7.2.8 In Latin

African Oil Palm

Ipomoea batatas

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Not Available

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Arecales

Solanales

8.5 Family

Arecaceae

Convolvulaceae

8.6 Genus

Elaeis

Ipomoea

8.7 Clade

Not Available

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Cocoeae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Arecoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of African Oil Palm and Sweet Potato Vine

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

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Season and Care of African Oil Palm and Sweet Potato Vine

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

African Oil Palm and Sweet Potato Vine Physical Information

African Oil Palm and Sweet Potato Vine physical information is very important for comparison. African Oil Palm height is 910.00 cm and width 460.00 cm whereas Sweet Potato Vine height is 15.00 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of African Oil Palm and Sweet Potato Vine are as follows:

African Oil Palm flower color: Ivory
African Oil Palm leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Sweet Potato Vine flower color: Purple and Rose
Sweet Potato Vine leaf color: Purple, Dark Green and Black

Care of African Oil Palm and Sweet Potato Vine

Care of African Oil Palm and Sweet Potato Vine 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 Sweet Potato Vine 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 Sweet Potato Vine needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.