American oil palm - Orbignya phalerata ( edit ) |
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Botany |
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| Clade: | Commelinoids |
| Order: | Arecales |
| Family: | Arecaceae |
| Sub-family: | Arecoideae (subfam & crops) |
| Species: | Orbignya phalerata |
| Common name: | American oil palm |
Vertical photograph ( אד ) |
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Origin |
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| Amazone (other crops from this region ) |
Uses |
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| Main use: | oil |
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| Parameter | Concerning part | Quality | Crop's name | Proportion | Top-50 | |
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| Medicinal | medicals | |||||
| Lipids | ( ) | liphids | ||||
| Apiculture: | honey | |||||
| Fruit: | fruits | |||||
| Nut: | nuts | |||||
| Fodder: | fodder | |||||
| Wood | stem / wood | 0ρ | 0ρ | timber | ||
| Fuel: | stem / wood | -5 credits | 0 kcal/kg | fuelwood | ||
| Minor uses:
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assessments of other crops |
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Crown |
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| Parameter | Value | Unit | Top-50 |
| Height: | 29 |
m | tallest |
| Crown width: | 15 |
m | widest |
| Planting distance: | 600 |
cm | |
| Row distance: | 600 |
cm | |
| Growing speed: | slow |
fastest | |
| Shade tolerance: | partial shade |
umbra | |
Roots |
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| Parameter | Value | Top-50 | |
| RootSystem: | shallow |
hexagon | |
| MycorRhiza: | endo-mycorrhizae |
AM-plants | |
| Symbiotic fungi: | M-fungi | ||
| N-fixing: | not able to |
N-plants | |
| Symbiotic bacteria: | N-bact. | ||
Crop Timing |
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| Parameter | Value | Unit | Top-50 |
| First flowering: | 10 - 12 | Years | latest |
| Soonest commercial removal: | 90 |
Years | fastest |
| Lifespan: | 175 |
Years | oldest |
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Regeneration |
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| Parameter | Value | Top-50 | |
| Flower morphology: | monoecious |
specials | |
| Pollinators: | insects |
specials | |
| Allelopathy: | not allelopathic | resists | |
| Abscission: | specials | ||
| Invasiveness: | not invasive | weeds | |
| Thorns: | no thorns | fencers | |
Environment |
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| Parameter | min | optimal | max | Unit | Top-50 | |
| Altitude: | 0m | 250 m | 500m | meters above sea-level | highest | |
| Temperature: | 13°C | 25°C | 30°C | Celcius | hardiest | |
| Rainfall: | 1,400 mm | 1950 mm | 2,500 mm | mm/year (litres/m2) | dryest | |
| Soil-pH: | 5.0 | 6.0 | pH | dryest | ||
| Soil-texture: | loam |
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| Climate: | tropical |
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Seeds |
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| Seed viability: | 25 |
months | |
| Seed weight: | 0 |
0 |
seeds/kg |
Tolerances |
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| Parameter | Value | Top-50 |
| Salt tolerance: | intolerant |
tolerants |
| Wind tolerance: | tolerants | |
| Fire tolerance: | intolerant |
tolerants |
Pests and Diseases |
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Additional Photos |
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