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  2. Elaeis oleifera - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. Elaeis - Wikipedia

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    E. guineensis is native to west and southwest Africa, occurring between Angola and Gambia. The American oil palm, E. oleifera (from Latin oleifer 'oil-producing'), [3] is native to tropical Central and South America [4] from Honduras to northern Brazil, and is used locally for oil production.

  4. Elaeis guineensis - Wikipedia

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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 .

  5. List of plants known as oil palm - Wikipedia

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    Elaeis guineensis, the African oil palm, the major palm oil crop species; but also: Attalea maripa, the maripa palm; Cocos nucifera, the coconut palm, which yields coconut oil from its seeds; Elaeis oleifera, the American oil palm; The genus Elaeis, with just two species, E. guineensis and E. oleifera, referred to as the oil-palm genus

  6. Which Berries Are Most Likely To Carry Viruses? A Food ... - AOL

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    In a perfect world, you’d blissfully add berries to your smoothies and yogurts without a second thought. In reality, berries come with a very real risk of contamination with certain foodborne ...

  7. Palm oil - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  8. Knowing your sleep chronotype can lead to better rest and health

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    This chronotype prefers to go to bed at around 11 p.m., according to the Sleep Foundation report. Bears account for around 55% of individuals. Wolf chronotypes are similar to "night owls."

  9. Climate change is threatening cacao crops, researchers say

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    Cacao trees are grown in regions within 10 degrees north and south of the equator where the climate is ideal for its cultivation. The crop — the raw, unprocessed form of cocoa beans — has two ...