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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
In addition to mangroves, [3] the islands are covered by sub-humid forests and palm trees, in particular Elaeis guineensis. The forests contain grey parrots, and are breeding spots for West African crested terns, Caspian terns, [1] and black terns. [3] A total of 163 bird species have been identified on the islands. [7]
Ebenezer Zane, the namesake of the Trace commemorated on stone trail marker at National Road Museum in Norwich, Ohio Map of Zane's Trace along with canals and national roads in Ohio, 1923 Zane's Trace is a frontier road constructed under the direction of Col. Ebenezer Zane through the Northwest Territory of the United States, in what is now the ...
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Oil palms (Elaeis guineensis) Humans used oil palms as far back as 5,000 years. In the late 1800s, archaeologists discovered a substance that they concluded was originally palm oil in a tomb at Abydos dating back to 3,000 BCE. [9] Palm oil from Elaeis guineensis has long been recognized in West and Central African countries used widely as a ...
The forest has an area of 10,000 ha and an elevation of 200-900 m above sea level. The site includes hills, cliffs and escarpments, hills, a gently undulating, low-lying plain, and seasonal swamps.