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Elaeis guineensis

Jacq. (1763)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Arecales Family: Arecaceae Genus: Elaeis

African oil palm

Description

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Historical Distribution

Synonyms (36)

Elaeis dybowskii Hua (1895)
Elaeis guineensis f. androgyna A.Chev. (1910)
Elaeis guineensis f. caryolitica Becc. (1914)
Elaeis guineensis f. dioica A.Chev. (1910)
Elaeis guineensis f. dura Becc. (1914)
Elaeis guineensis f. fatua Becc. (1914)
Elaeis guineensis f. ramosa A.Chev. (1910)
Elaeis guineensis f. semidura Becc. (1914)
Elaeis guineensis f. tenera Becc. (1914)
Elaeis guineensis subsp. nigrescens A.Chev. (1910)
Elaeis guineensis subsp. virescens A.Chev. (1910)
Elaeis guineensis var. albescens Becc. (1914)
Elaeis guineensis var. angulosa Becc. (1914)
Elaeis guineensis var. ceredia A.Chev. (1910)
Elaeis guineensis var. compressa Becc. (1914)
Elaeis guineensis var. gracilinux A.Chev. (1910)
Elaeis guineensis var. idolatrica A.Chev. (1910)
Elaeis guineensis var. intermedia A.Chev. (1910)
Elaeis guineensis var. leucocarpa Becc. (1914)
Elaeis guineensis var. macrocarpa A.Chev. (1910)
Elaeis guineensis var. macrocarya Becc. (1914)
Elaeis guineensis var. macrophylla A.Chev. (1910)
Elaeis guineensis var. macrosperma Welw. (1859)
Elaeis guineensis var. madagascariensis Jum. & H.Perrier (1911)
Elaeis guineensis var. microsperma Welw. (1859)
Elaeis guineensis var. pisifera A.Chev. (1910)
Elaeis guineensis var. repanda A.Chev. (1910)
Elaeis guineensis var. rostrata Becc. (1914)
Elaeis guineensis var. sempernigra A.Chev. (1910)
Elaeis guineensis var. spectabilis A.Chev. (1910)
Elaeis macrophylla A.Chev. (1920)
Elaeis madagascariensis (Jum. & H.Perrier) Becc. (1914)
Elaeis melanococca Gaertn. (1788)
Elaeis nigrescens (A.Chev.) Prain (1913)
Elaeis virescens (A.Chev.) Prain (1913)
Palma oleosa Mill. (1768)

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation

Dispersal Agents

Water/Ocean
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Bibliography

Name Published In: Select. Stirp. Amer. Hist.: 280 (1763)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Elaeis guineensis Honolulu, Capitol grounds Preserved_Specimen fruit, from ground, brownish orange, oily fibrous pulp, short stem, rounded head; ~20 ft. palm; leaves ~10' long, leaflets ~20 x 1 in. Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1942-11-21
2 Elaeis guineensis Honolulu, Capitol Building Preserved_Specimen Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1945-05-19
3 Elaeis guineensis Honolulu, Nuuanu, Mausoleum Preserved_Specimen Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1945-08-09
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