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Plant species: Elaeis guineensis

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Scientific name Elaeis guineensis

Family Arecaceae
Malagasy name Tsingilo
English name Oil palm
Other languages
Use by people Dekvers vegetable oil for sustenance and cosmetics
Description Distribution Picture made in (year and area)

Distrubuted over all tropical regions and naturalized in Madagascar April 2012

  Parc Ivoloina, near Tamatave
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