Oil Palm, African Oil Palm, Macaw Fat
Elaeis guineensis · Arecaceae · 엘라이이스 귀네엔시스
Look
- Leaves
- Pinnate fronds reach 3.3 to 5 m long with 100 to 150 pairs of leaflets, each 60 to 120 cm long and 3.5 to 5 cm wide.
- Fruit
- Drupes grow 200 to 300 per bunch, ovoid-elliptic about 3.5 cm long, black when ripe with a red base. The thick ivory-white mesocarp contains 45 to 55% oil.
- Bark
- The trunk is straight and thick with ring marks, and old leaf bases remain on the surface. The diameter is about 30 cm.
Where it grows
- Native to
- The center of origin is the West African rainforest zone (Liberia to Angola).
- Ecology
- Needs a tropical climate with 1,780 to 2,280 mm of annual rainfall and a 2 to 4 month dry season; average highs of 30 to 32 degrees C and lows of 21 to 24 degrees C are best.