Elaeis guineensis Jacq.
Campus Location
Rajagiri Business School, Valley Campus, Kakkanad
Systematic position
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Streptophyta
Class: Equisetopsida
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Oil palm is native to west and southwest Africa, grows to 20 m height. Leaves pinnate (3-5 m) and mature palm over 10 years produce about 20 leaves a year. Flowers are produced in dense clusters. Fruits are reddish coloured and grows in large bunches. Fruits are made up of oily fleshy outer layer called pericarp with a single seed or palm kernel, also rich in oil.
- The main source of palm oil.
Elaeis guineensis Jacq.
Campus Location
Rajagiri Business School, Valley Campus, Kakkanad
Systematic position
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Streptophyta
Class: Equisetopsida
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Oil palm is native to west and southwest Africa, grows to 20 m height. Leaves pinnate (3-5 m) and mature palm over 10 years produce about 20 leaves a year. Flowers are produced in dense clusters. Fruits are reddish coloured and grows in large bunches. Fruits are made up of oily fleshy outer layer called pericarp with a single seed or palm kernel, also rich in oil.
- The main source of palm oil.