Elaeis guineensis, African oil palm - magic-plants ethnobotany

Elaeis guineensis, African oil palm

Botanical names: Elaeis guineensis, Elaeis dybowskii, Elaeis macrophylla, Elaeis madagascariensis, Elaeis melanococca, Elaeis nigrescens, Elaeis virescens, Palma oleosa		Arecaceae
Common names English: African oil palm, macaw-fat Spanish: palma africana de aceite, palma aceitera French: palmier à huile, éléis de Guinée German: Ölpalme
Active constituents: palm oil contain palmitic acid (hexadecanoic acid)

Elaeis guineensis, African oil palm

illustration from Koehler's medicinal plants