Sapodilla

African Oil Palm

About Sapodilla and African Oil Palm

Sapodilla

African Oil Palm

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Palm or Cycad

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin, Mexico, Central America, South America

Eastern Africa, Northern Africa, Middle Africa

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

Coastal Regions

Forest edges

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

11-15

10-15

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12-10

1.8 Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

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1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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150.00 cm

Rank: 87 (Overall)▶

910.00 cm

Rank: 44 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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60.00 cm

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460.00 cm

Rank: 43 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow

Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Red

Orange

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Ovate

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

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

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?

Container, Ground

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Grafting, Seedlings

Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Needs more water during establishment

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

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness

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

4.8 Fertilizers

14-14-14 Fertilizer, Compost

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Anthracnose, Aphids, Red blotch, Rust

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Heat Tolerance, Salt and Soil Compaction

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

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

Aphids, Not Available, Squirrels

Birds

5.12 Allergy

Stomach pain, Vomiting

Asthma

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Used in parkland

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Anti-ageing, Blackheads, Reduce Bruises

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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

Shadow Tree, Soil protection

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Dehydration, Diabetes, Diarrhea, Nutrients, Weight loss

High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Malaria, Weight loss

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Application in Handicrafts, Food for animals, Showy Purposes

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, Herb, Vegetable

Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

Manilkara zapota

ELAEIS guineensis

7.2 Common Name

sapodilla , chikoo, Sapota

African Oil Palm

7.2.1 In Hindi

चीकू

अफ्रीकी ऑयल पाम

7.2.2 In German

Breiapfelbaum

African Oil Palm

7.2.3 In French

Sapotillier

L'huile de palme africaine

7.2.4 In Spanish

chicle

Aceite de Palma Africana

7.2.5 In Greek

sapodilla

Αφρικανική φοινικέλαιο

7.2.6 In Portuguese

sapodilla

Óleo de palma Africano

7.2.7 In Polish

Pigwica właściwa, sapodilla

Afrykański Olej palmowy

7.2.8 In Latin

sapodilla

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

Ericales

Arecales

8.5 Family

Sapotaceae

Arecaceae

8.6 Genus

Abelia

Elaeis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

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8.8 Tribe

Sapoteae

Cocoeae

8.9 Subfamily

Sapotoideae

Arecoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Sapodilla and African Oil Palm

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

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Season and Care of Sapodilla and African Oil Palm

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

Sapodilla and African Oil Palm Physical Information

Sapodilla and African Oil Palm physical information is very important for comparison. Sapodilla height is 150.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas African Oil Palm height is 910.00 cm and width 460.00 cm. The color specification of Sapodilla and African Oil Palm are as follows:

Sapodilla flower color: Yellow
Sapodilla leaf color: Green and Dark Green
African Oil Palm flower color: Ivory
African Oil Palm leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Sapodilla and African Oil Palm

Care of Sapodilla and African Oil Palm include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sapodilla pruning is done Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness 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 Sapodilla 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.