I Elaeis guineensis Jacq.

Palm tree, arboreal, in riverbanks, forest galleries, and floodable lowlands.

C.N.: die, maie, ndende-ia-sombo (kb); dendém, palmeira-dendém (pt).

Uses: food, artefacts, building, fibre, medicinal, rituals.

Introduced and naturalized species, native to West Africa.