Life Span
Annual
Type
Palm or Cycad
Origin
Eastern Africa, Northern Africa, Middle Africa
Types
Palm Tree
Number of Varieties
10
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40000
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Habitat
Forest edges
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-15
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
Sunset Zone
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
910.00 cm
Rank: 44 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
460.00 cm
Rank: 43 (Overall)
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Ivory
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Orange
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Thorns
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35% - Palm Garden Plants have it !
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
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17% - Palm Garden Plants have it !
Tolerances
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
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
In Summer
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Pruning
Cut or pinch the stems, Prune for shortening long shoots, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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86% - Palm Garden Plants have it !
Edible Fruit
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21% - Palm Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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38% - Palm Garden Plants
Fragrant Fruit
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5% - Palm Garden Plants
Fragrant Leaf
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2% - Palm Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
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No - Palm Garden Plants has it !
Showy Foliage
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95% - Palm Garden Plants have it !
Showy Bark
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30% - Palm Garden Plants
Foliage Texture
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Evergreen
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5% - Palm Garden Plants
Invasive
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
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64% - Palm Garden Plants have it !
Attracts
Birds
Allergy
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
Edible Uses
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74% - Palm Garden Plants have it !
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Malaria, Weight loss
Part of Plant Used
Whole plant
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used for producing cooking oil
Used As Indoor Plant
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29% - Palm Garden Plants
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Palm Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
Botanical Name
ELAEIS guineensis
Common Name
African Oil Palm
In Hindi
अफ्रीकी ऑयल पाम
In German
African Oil Palm
In French
L'huile de palme africaine
In Spanish
Aceite de Palma Africana
In Greek
Αφρικανική φοινικέλαιο
In Portuguese
Óleo de palma Africano
In Polish
Afrykański Olej palmowy
In Latin
African Oil Palm
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
-
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Arecales
Family
Arecaceae
Genus
Elaeis
Clade
-
Tribe
Cocoeae
Subfamily
Arecoideae
Number of Species
150
Rank: 85 (Overall)
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27800
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