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Oil palm Tree, (Elaeis guineensis), African tree in the palm family (Arecaceae), cultivated as a source of oil. These oil palm is grown extensively in its native West and Central Africa, as well as in Malaysia and Indonesia of which Damety Farm is one of the best in West Africa.
Palm oil, obtained from the fruits, is used making soaps, in cosmetics, candles, biofuels, and lubricating greases and in processing tinplate and coating iron plates. Palm kernel oil, from the seeds, is used in manufacturing such edible products as margarine, ice cream, chocolate confections, cookies, and bread, as well as many pharmaceuticals.
The cake residue after kernel oil is extracted is a cattle feed. The plant is also grown as an ornamental in many subtropical areas.
