This XfrogPlants African Doum Palm 3D model collection contains three highly detailed, fully textured variations of the plant at different ages.

Palm
Origin: Northern and North-Eastern Africa
Environment: open savannah, near coasts, along streams in arid inland
Climate: hot, warm; dry; highly salt– and draught-resistant
African names: Mkoma, Mkoche (Swahili), Eng’oli (Turkana), Mlala (Giriama)

Notes:Also known as Gingerbread Palm, it is one of the very few truly branchingpalms. It can even grow in arid areas near deserts, as long as there are subsurfacewaters that it’s deeply penetrating roots can reach. It is a landmark ofEastern Africa bushland savannah, where it often appears mixed with flat-topacacias, and is heavily browsed by elephants. It was revered by early Egyptiansand often depicted on their frescoes. Seeds have been found in Pharaos’ tombs.