Elaeis

Elaeis guineensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Arecales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Arecales

Familia: Arecaceae
Subfamilia: Arecoideae
Tribus: Cocoseae
Subtribus: Elaeidinae
Genus: Elaeis
Species: E. guineensis – E. oleifera

Name

Elaeis Jacq., Select. Stirp. Amer. Hist.: 280 (1763)

• Type species: Elaeis guineensis Jacq., Select. Stirp. Amer. Hist.: 280 (1763)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Corozo Jacq. ex Giseke, Prael. Ord. Nat. Pl.: 42 (1792).
  • Alfonsia Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 306 (1816).

References

• Jacquin, N.J. von (1763) Selectarum Stirpium Americanarum Historia ... 280–282, pl. 172. BHL
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Elaeis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2015 Oct. 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2015. Elaeis. Published online. Accessed: Oct 13 2015.
• Tropicos.org 2015. Elaeis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Oct. 2015.

Vernacular names

suomi: Öljypalmut

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