Elaeis
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Elaeis is a genus of palms, called oil palms, containing two species, native to Africa and the Americas. They are used in commercial agriculture in the production of palm oil.
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E. guineensis (Africa)
E. oleifera (Central and South America)
Harvesting in Liberia
Palm oil
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Palm oil is an edible vegetable oil derived from the reddish mesocarp of the fruit of the African oil palm. The oil is used in food manufacturing, in beauty products, and as biofuel. Palm oil accounte
Elaeis
…of palms, called oil palms, containing two species, native to Africa and the Americas. They are used in commercial agriculture in the production of palm oil. Mature palms are single-stemmed, and can grow well over 20 m (66 ft) tall. The leaves are pinnate, and reach between 3–5 m (10–16 ft) long. The flowers…
Palm oil
Oil palms (Elaeis guineensis)
A World War II-era poster depicting palm kernel harvest and palm oil production as an important part of the war effort
Palm oil production is done in some parts of the world artisanally, and the locally produced oil is used for food, handicrafts and other products. This woman in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is showing the palm fruit above a pot for processing the fruit.