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Oilpalm

While in Nigeria as a VSO, I copied illustrations in a textbook on Nigerian Trees, and then coloured them. Copying is a good way to learn!

The AFRICAN Oilpalm Elaeis guineensis A plant of many talents! The fruits are an important source of oils for cooking, confectionary,  bakery, ice-cream, mayonnaise and soups. The remains of the fruit are used as livestock food. The sap is used to make palm wine. The central shoot is edible. The leaves are used for thatching and the stalks for fencing  and protecting mud walls. Refuse after picking the fruit bunches is used for mulching and manuring.