What is an oil palm?

Rod Elaeis is made of two types of palm trees that refer to the common name "oil palm" because their fruit and cores are used to produce palm oil. These species are Elaeis Oleifera, American oil palm and Elaeis Guineensis or African oil palm. The former species is located in Central and South America, while the other comes from West Africa. These palm trees are usually grown on commercial plantations because the oil they produce has a wide range of uses.

The oil palm is a permanent tree that can grow up to 50 feet (15 meters) and can live up to 30 years. The tree usually has large leaves divided into many gloomy leaves, with the American variety having shower leaves than an African. These leaves are still steaming when the tree reaches maturity, with a mature tree usually no more than 20 leaves. The oil palm also has flowers, which are small white flowers with three petals will grow in clusters. When flowers are pollinated, it takes five to six months to mature the ripe fruit orangeCH palm fruit, each with a single large seed called a palm core.

both pulp fruit and palm core meat contain palm oil, type of oil with high fatty acids. Palm oil is edible and due to its high fat content is often used for deep frying. It is also a common food and can be used to make soap. The compounds derived from palmitic acid, one of the fatty acids found in palm oil, can be combined with a flammable solvent called NAFTHA to produce the variety of napalm, which was used during the Vietnamese war era. Palm oil is also a viable source of biodiesel, a type of fuel that is made from naturally occurring fats.

Because the oil palm is usually grown for commercial purposes, the trees decided to grow trade ventlue rather than a terrain decision. In order to grow oil palms, B mustI have a large amount of assessment for them. The holes can then be dug into the cultivated soil for planting and oil seeds or seedlings can be placed in these openings. Young trees must be maintained well fertilized and protected from weeds, insects and other pests. In general, trees prefer tropical climate and humid, fertile soils.