Elaeis oleifera

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: Elaeis oleifera

Elaeis oleifera (Kunth) Cortés, 1897

Basionym
- Alfonsia oleifera Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 307 (1816).
Homotypic
- Corozo oleifera (Kunth) L.H.Bailey, Gentes Herbarum 3: 59 (1933).
Heterotypic
- Elaeis melanococca Mart., Hist. Nat. Palm. 2: t. 33 (1824), nom. illeg.
- Elaeis melanococca var. semicircularis Oerst., Vidensk. Meddel. Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn 1858: 51 (1859).

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Brazil North; Colombia; Costa Rica; Ecuador; French Guiana; Honduras; Nicaragua; Panam; Peru; Suriname References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

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International Plant Names Index. 2018. Elaeis oleifera. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 05 2018.
The Plant List 2013. Elaeis oleifera in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2018 Dec. 05.
Tropicos.org 2018. Elaeis oleifera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 05 Dec. 2018.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Elaeis oleifera in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.