油棕在我们生活中的方方面面：其由来。

The oil palm in all our lives: how this came about.

作者信息

Henderson J, Osborne DJ

机构信息

University of Western Australia.

出版信息

Endeavour. 2000;24(2):63-8. doi: 10.1016/s0160-9327(00)01293-x.

DOI:10.1016/s0160-9327(00)01293-x

PMID:10969481

Abstract

Over time, the oil palm has become the crop of central importance to both our daily lifestyle and to many of the great industries that man has developed. Remarkably, few recognize the oil palm and its fruit, and even fewer know its history. This article tells the story of the oil palm's rise to prominence from a wild plant of Equatorial Africa to becoming the most valuable plantation economy of the tropical world.

摘要

随着时间的推移，油棕已成为对我们的日常生活方式以及人类发展起来的许多大型产业都至关重要的作物。值得注意的是，很少有人认识油棕及其果实，甚至更少有人了解它的历史。本文讲述了油棕从赤道非洲的一种野生植物崛起成为热带世界最具价值的种植园经济作物的故事。