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About Malabar nut and African Oil Palm

1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
Annual
1.2 Type
Herbs, Perennial
Palm or Cycad
1.3 Origin
South-Eastern Asia
Eastern Africa, Northern Africa, Middle Africa
1.4 Types
Not Available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
About Rice Plant
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
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1.5 Habitat
Semi desert, Wet forest
Forest edges
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
9-11
10-15
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
12 - 9
12-10
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
Not available
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
About American ..
460.00 cm
Rank: 61 (Overall)
910.00 cm
Rank: 44 (Overall)
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2.1.2 Minimum Width
About Flowering..
Not Available
Rank: N/A (Overall)
460.00 cm
Rank: 43 (Overall)
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2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White
Ivory
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Orange
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Dark Green
Green, Dark Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Elliptic
Long Linear
2.4 Thorns
3% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
36% Palm Garden Plants have it !
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
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
Very Fast
Medium
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
44% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
15% Palm Garden Plants have it !
3.3 Tolerances
Wet Site
Not Available
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Stem Cutting
Seedlings, Transplanting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Needs good drainage
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
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Cut away fading foliage, Cut upper 1/3 section when young to enhancegrowth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, Prune for shortening long shoots, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Don't use high pH fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Downy mildew, Dry root rot, Rust, Spider mites
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Heat Tolerance, Humidity
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
11% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
86% Palm Garden Plants have it !
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
16% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
20% Palm Garden Plants have it !
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
53% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
39% Palm Garden Plants have it !
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
34% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
5% Palm Garden Plants have it !
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
59% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
2% Palm Garden Plants have it !
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
54% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
No Palm Garden Plants has it !
5.4 Showy Foliage
63% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
95% Palm Garden Plants have it !
5.5 Showy Bark
2% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
28% Palm Garden Plants have it !
5.6 Foliage Texture
Medium
Bold
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
7% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
2% Palm Garden Plants have it !
5.9 Invasive
9% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
Sometimes
5.10 Self-Sowing
68% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
66% Palm Garden Plants have it !
5.11 Attracts
Aphids, Bees, Butterflies, Snails
Birds
5.12 Allergy
Dizziness, Mouth itching, Vomiting
Asthma
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Good Cleanser, Good for the Scalp
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
91% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
73% Palm Garden Plants have it !
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Insect Repellent
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Antipyretic, Bronchitis, Cough, Digestive disorders, Ear infections, Expectorant, Laxative, Migraines, Piles, Rheumatism, Throat infection, Treating fever
High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Malaria, Weight loss
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Bark, Leaf Stalks, Leaves
Whole plant
6.2.3 Other Uses
Biomass for fuel, Can be made into a herbal tea, Culinary use, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Used as a laxative
Used As Food, Used for producing cooking oil
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
48% List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
29% Palm Garden Plants have it !
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
All List of Herbs Garden Plants have it !
All Palm Garden Plants have it !
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Justicia adhatoda
ELAEIS guineensis
7.2 Common Name
Malabar nut, Adulsa, Adhatoda, Vasaka
African Oil Palm
7.2.1 In Hindi
अडुळसा, अडुसा
अफ्रीकी ऑयल पाम
7.2.2 In German
Indisches Lungenkraut
African Oil Palm
7.2.3 In French
Justicia adhatoda
L'huile de palme africaine
7.2.4 In Spanish
Justicia adhatoda
Aceite de Palma Africana
7.2.5 In Greek
Justicia adhatoda
Αφρικανική φοινικέλαιο
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Justicia adhatoda
Óleo de palma Africano
7.2.7 In Polish
Justicia adhatoda
Afrykański Olej palmowy
7.2.8 In Latin
Justicia adhatoda
African Oil Palm
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Not Available
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
8.4 Order
Scrophulariales
Arecales
8.5 Family
Acanthaceae
Arecaceae
8.6 Genus
Justicia
Elaeis
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Not Available
8.8 Tribe
Justicieae
Cocoeae
8.9 Subfamily
Acanthoideae
Arecoideae
8.10 Number of Species
About Orchid
658
Rank: 29 (Overall)
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Rank: N/A (Overall)
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Properties of Malabar nut and African Oil Palm

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

Season and Care of Malabar nut and African Oil Palm

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

Malabar nut and African Oil Palm Physical Information

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

  • Malabar nut flower color: White

  • Malabar nut leaf color: Dark Green

  • African Oil Palm flower color: Ivory

  • African Oil Palm leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Malabar nut and African Oil Palm

Care of Malabar nut and African Oil Palm include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. 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 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 Malabar nut 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.