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Elaeis guineensis
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Aberfoyle Golf Course, Honde Valley.
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Aberfoyle Golf Course, Honde Valley.
Photo: Petra Ballings
Aberfoyle Golf Course, Honde Valley.
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| Description: | Leaves up to 8 m; segments ca. 120 cm. Fruits ca. 4 cm; ripening from green to yellow to red or black, 4 cm; endocarp black, 3-sided, bearing 3 germination pores. 2n = 32.(Description JSTOR) |
| Notes: | The grove at the Aberfoyle Golf Course, despite having been planted and exotic, is of undeniable ecological importance since it has for many years attracted the only known breeding pairs of Palm-nut Vultures in Zimbabwe. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Throughout the moister parts of Africa and widely cultivated in other countries within and outside Africa; also in Madagascar |
| Growth form(s): | Tree. |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 49. (Includes a picture). Da Silva, M.C., Izidine, S. & Amude, A.B. (2004). A preliminary checklist of the vascular plants of Mozambique. Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 30 Sabonet, Pretoria Page 120. Dransfield, J. (2010). Arecaceae Flora Zambesiaca 13(2) Pages 66 - 69. (Includes a picture). White, F., Dowsett-Lemaire, F. & Chapman, J.D. (2001). Evergreen forest flora of Malawi Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Page 107. |
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Flora of Burundi: Elaeis guineensisFlora of the DRC: Elaeis guineensis
Flora of Malawi: Elaeis guineensis
Flora of Mozambique: Elaeis guineensis
Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Elaeis guineensis
Flora of Zambia: cultivated Elaeis guineensis
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Elaeis guineensisBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Elaeis guineensis
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Elaeis guineensis
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Elaeis guineensis
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iNaturalist: Elaeis guineensis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Elaeis guineensis
JSTOR Plant Science: Elaeis guineensis
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Elaeis guineensis
Plants of the World Online: Elaeis guineensis
Tropicos: Elaeis guineensis
Wikipedia: Elaeis guineensis
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