Oil Palm
Elaeis guineensis
Tropical palm native to West Africa, cultivated for its fruit which yields palm oil and palm kernel oil, among the world's most widely used vegetable oils.
Family
Arecaceae
Temperature
20-35°C (absolute 12-38°C)
Rainfall
1500-3000mm (absolute 1000-8000mm)
Altitude
1300m
Soil pH
4.5-6 (absolute 3.2-8)
Soil types
Deep, fertile, well-drained tropical soils