OIL PALM TAXONOMY
The African oil palm, Elaeis guineensis Jacq., is placed in the Arecaceae family along with coconut and date palms.
Cultivars
There are three naturally occurring forms of the oil palm fruit, termed dura, tenera, and pisifera. Most cultivars are the tenera form which produces fruit with higher oil content.
ORIGIN OF THE AFRICAN OIL PALM (ELAEIS GUINEESIS), HISTORY OF CULTIVATION
The African oil palm is native to tropical Africa, from Sierra Leone in the west through the Democratic Republic of Congo in the east. It was domesticated in its native range, probably in Nigeria, and moved throughout tropical Africa by humans who practiced shifting agriculture at least 5000 years ago. European explorers discovered the oil palm tree in the late 1400′s, and distributed it throughout the world during the slave trade period. In the early 1800s, the slave trade ended but British began trading with west Africans in ivory, lumber, and palm oil. The oil palm was
OIL PALM TAXONOMY
The African oil palm, Elaeis guineensis Jacq., is placed in the Arecaceae family along with coconut and date palms.
Cultivars
There are three naturally occurring forms of the oil palm fruit, termed dura, tenera, and pisifera. Most cultivars are the tenera form which produces fruit with higher oil content.
ORIGIN OF THE AFRICAN OIL PALM (ELAEIS GUINEESIS), HISTORY OF CULTIVATION
The African oil palm is native to tropical Africa, from Sierra Leone in the west through the Democratic Republic of Congo in the east. It was domesticated in its native range, probably in Nigeria, and moved throughout tropical Africa by humans who practiced shifting agriculture at least 5000 years ago. European explorers discovered the oil palm tree in the late 1400′s, and distributed it throughout the world during the slave trade period. In the early 1800s, the slave trade ended but British began trading with west Africans in ivory, lumber, and palm oil. The oil palm was
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