Karonda

African Oil Palm

About Karonda and African Oil Palm

Karonda

African Oil Palm

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Fruit

Palm or Cycad

1.3 Origin

Central Asia, Southern Asia, Western Ghats, India

Eastern Africa, Northern Africa, Middle Africa

1.4 Types

congesta, paucinervia

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1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Fertile bottom land, moist forests, Temperate Regions, Tropical Forests

Forest edges

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available

10-15

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

8-3

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

Not Available

Not available

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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120.00 cm

Rank: 92 (Overall)▶

910.00 cm

Rank: 44 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

About Flowering..

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120.00 cm

Rank: 79 (Overall)▶

460.00 cm

Rank: 43 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Pale White, White

Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Purple, Black

Orange

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Oval

Long Linear

2.4 Thorns

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24% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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36% Palm Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Spring

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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34% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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15% Palm Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged

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

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, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove dead leaves

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

4.8 Fertilizers

Compost, fertilize in growing season

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Earwigs, Insects, Mildew, Red blotch, Rust, sawflies

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Dry soil, Heat And Humidity

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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84% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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86% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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95% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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20% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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61% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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39% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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65% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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5% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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2% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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14% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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No Palm Garden Plants has it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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17% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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95% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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28% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

Bold

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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2% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

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1% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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49% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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66% Palm Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies, Fruit Bats

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Eczema, Mouth itching, Throat itching

Asthma

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Available

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

good for lips, Remove blemishes

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6.1.3 Edible Uses

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All Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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73% Palm Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, soil stabilisation

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Anemia, Diuretic, Potassium, Rich in Iron, Vitamin C

High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Malaria, Weight loss

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Leaves

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Added to salads, Cosmetics, Culinary use, Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Food, Used for producing cooking oil

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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18% Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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29% Palm Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Fruits Garden Plants have it !

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All Palm Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Hedges

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Carissa carandas

ELAEIS guineensis

7.2 Common Name

Black Currant

African Oil Palm

7.2.1 In Hindi

करोंदा, कालि मैना

अफ्रीकी ऑयल पाम

7.2.2 In German

Carandas

African Oil Palm

7.2.3 In French

karondas

L'huile de palme africaine

7.2.4 In Spanish

karondas

Aceite de Palma Africana

7.2.5 In Greek

karondas

Αφρικανική φοινικέλαιο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

karondas

Óleo de palma Africano

7.2.7 In Polish

karondas

Afrykański Olej palmowy

7.2.8 In Latin

karondas

African Oil Palm

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

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8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Gentianales

Arecales

8.5 Family

Apocynaceae

Arecaceae

8.6 Genus

Carissa

Elaeis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

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8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Cocoeae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Arecoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Karonda and African Oil Palm

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

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Season and Care of Karonda and African Oil Palm

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

Karonda and African Oil Palm Physical Information

Karonda and African Oil Palm physical information is very important for comparison. Karonda height is 120.00 cm and width 120.00 cm whereas African Oil Palm height is 910.00 cm and width 460.00 cm. The color specification of Karonda and African Oil Palm are as follows:

Karonda flower color: Pale White and White
Karonda leaf color: Green
African Oil Palm flower color: Ivory
African Oil Palm leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Karonda and African Oil Palm

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