Characteristics
Monocots
Elaeis guineensis Jacq.
AFRICAN OIL PALM
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Not Native
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Citation
ELAEIS GUINEENSIS Jacquin, Select. Stirp. Amer. Hist. 280, t. 172. 1763.
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GHANA: Without data (lectotype: Jacquin, Select. Stirp. Amer. Hist. t. 172. 1763). Lectotypified by Dransfield, in Polhill, Fl. Trop. E. Africa, Palmae 50. 1986.
Species Distribution Map
Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.
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Literature Citation (If Applicable)
Miami-Dade
FTG
Synonyms
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Basionym
Type
Elaeis dybowskii
Elaeis dybowskii Hua, Bull. Mus. Hist. Nat. (Paris) 1: 315. 1895.
TYPE: GABON:
Elaeis guineensis forma androgyna
Elaeis guineensis Jacquin, forma androgyna A. Chevalier, Vég. Ut. Afr. Trop. Franç, 7: 51. 1910.
TYPE: IVORY COAST:
Elaeis guineensis forma caryolitica
Elaeis guineensis Jacquin, forma caryolitica Beccari, Contr. Conosc. Palma Olio 65. 1914.
Elaeis guineensis forma dioica
Elaeis guineensis Jacquin, forma dioica A. Chevalier, Vég. Ut. Afr. Trop. Franç, 7: 52. 1910.
Elaeis guineensis forma dura
Elaeis guineensis Jacquin, forma dura Beccari, Contr. Conosc. Palma Olio 37. 1914.
Elaeis guineensis forma fatua
Elaeis guineensis Jacquin, forma fatua Beccari, Contr. Conosc. Palma Olio 54. 1914.
Elaeis guineensis forma ramosa
Elaeis guineensis Jacquin, forma ramosa A. Chevalier, Vég. Ut. Afr. Trop. Franç, 7: 52. 1910.
TYPE: BENIN:
Elaeis guineensis forma semidua
Elaeis guineensis Jacquin, forma semidura Beccari, Contr. Conosc. Palma Olio 56. 1914.
Elaeis guineensis forma tenera
Elaeis guineensis Jacquin, forma tenera Beccari, Contr. Conosc. Palma Olio 38. 1914.
Elaeis guineensis var. angulosa
Elaeis guineensis Jacquin, var. angulosa Beccari, Contr. Conosc. Palma Olio 49. 1914.
Specimens and Distribution
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