What is Oil palm?
'''Oil palm''' is the name of different species of [[Palm tree|palm trees]], which are mainly used to produce [[vegetable oil]]: * The genus [[Elaeis]] contains two species, which are used to produce palm oil * The [[Coconut palm]] (Cocos nucifera) is used to produce coconut oil * The [[Maripa palm]] (Attalea maripa) produces edible fruit; seeds of these palms have been found at sites dating to 9.000 BP. {{Disambiguation}}