OIL – OIL PALM (Elaeis guineensis)
Description of the Oil Palm
Oil palm belongs to the family Palmeae. The plant is indigenous to tropical West Africa and is grown on a large scale in Eastern and Edo areas of Nigeria. The plant is erect, unbranched and may reach a height of 10-30m. It has fibrous root system; the leaves are long pointed at the tip. Oil palm produces both male and female flower on the palm. The fruit is oval and fibrous consisting of the epicarp as its outer covering. The fleshly mesocarp containing the oil and the nut surrounded by a hard shell or endocarp.
Varieties of Oil Palm
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