Elaeis guineensis originally grew in West Africa. The southern coast of Nigeria was originally called the Palm oil coast by the first Europeans who arrived there and traded in the commodity. This area was later renamed the Bight of Biafra. In traditional African medicine different parts of the plant are used as laxative and diuretic, as a poison antidote, as a cure for gonorrhea, menorrhagia, and bronchitis, to treat headaches and rheumatism, to promote healing of fresh wounds and treat skin infections. In Malaysia, the first plantations were mostly established and operated by British plantation owners, such as Sime Darby and Boustead,
Motandra guineensis Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Uganda and Angola. Motandra guineensis Motandra guineensis grows as a climbing shrub or liana up to long, with a stem diameter of up to . Its fragrant flowers feature a white to greenish white corolla. Fruit is dark green with paired follicles, each up to long. "M. guineensis" is found in a variety of habitats from sea-level to altitude. In local traditional medicine, it is used for eye infections, toothache, headache and postpartum stomach pain. The plant is found in Guinea, Mali, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Benin, Nigeria, Sudan, Cameroon, the Central