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Elaeis guineensis is a species of palm commonly just called oil palm but also sometimes African oil palm or macaw-fat. [3] The first Western person to describe it and bring back seeds was the French naturalist Michel Adanson .
Elaeis (from Greek 'oil') is a genus of palms, called oil palms, containing two species, native to Africa and the Americas. They are used in commercial agriculture in the production of palm oil . Description
Elaeis oleifera is a species of palm commonly called the American oil palm.It is native to South and Central America from Honduras to northern Brazil. [2] [3] [4] [5]Unlike its relative Elaeis guineensis, the African oil palm, it is rarely planted commercially to produce palm oil, but hybrids between the two species are, [6] mainly in efforts to provide disease resistance and to increase the ...
The name was later changed to the North American Native Plant Society to reflect a wider range of activities and broader membership. In 1985, the Society began publishing their well-received native plant magazine, Wildflower, under the editorship of James L. Hodgins. [12] In 1985 it also established a gardening Code of Ethics for its members.
To save the species, Mexico must enforce the gillnet fishing ban in the vaquita’s range in the Gulf of California. Until all gillnets are removed from the area, the few vaquitas left are in danger.
From January 2008 to December 2012, if you bought shares in companies when Ann M. Livermore joined the board, and sold them when she left, you would have a -33.4 percent return on your investment, compared to a -2.8 percent return from the S&P 500.
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: Scientists have recently discovered a new primate species in Myanmar’s central forest. However, the Popa langur, named after nearby Mount Popa, is tragically already on the verge of extinction.