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Record 1 2014-11-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
  • Oilseed Crops
DEF

African tree, "Elaeis guineensis" ... or, the american oil palm, "Corozo oleifera", ... sometimes cultivated under the erroneous name "Elaeis melanococca" ... The African tree is the more important commercially.

OBS

The american oil palm resembles the African in flowers and fruit, causing certain botanists to place it in the same genus, although the "Corozo" has a quite different appearance.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
  • Culture des plantes oléagineuses
DEF

Nom générique du palmier à huile et des espèces voisines dont les deux principales, productrices de corps gras alimentaires, sont : "Elaeis guineensis", palmier à huile cultivé et largement utilisé par l'industrie; "E. melanococca", palmier spontané du nord de l'Amérique du Sud.

OBS

palmier à huile : On réserve habituellement ce terme à la variété de l'Afrique tropicale (Elaeis guineensis).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Botánica
  • Cultivo de oleaginosas
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