Oil palm

Oil palm is the name of different species of palm trees, which are mainly used to produce vegetable oil:

• The genus Elaeis contains two species, which are used to produce palm oil
• The Coconut palm (Cocos nucifera) is used to produce coconut oil
• The Maripa palm (Attalea maripa) produces edible fruit; seeds of these palms have been found at sites dating to 9.000 BP.

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