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Also Known As African oil palm • Elaeis guineensis

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Venus's-flytrap. Venus's-flytrap (Dionaea muscipula) one of the best known of the meat-eating plants. Carnivorous plant, Venus flytrap, Venus fly trap
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Field of baobab trees, Madagascar. (bottle tree)
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Plant seedlings emerging from rich fertile soil
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