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Elaeis guineensis  Jacq.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 506719

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): African oil palm [English]
  
    palmier à huile d'Afrique [French]
  
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderLilianae  – monocots, monocotyledons, monocotylédones  
                         OrderArecales   
                            FamilyArecaceae   
                               GenusElaeis Jacq. – oil palm  
                                  SpeciesElaeis guineensis Jacq. – African oil palm, palmier à huile d'Afrique  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Scott Zona  
  Notes: Curator, Department of Biological Sciences, Florida International University, Modesto A. Maidique Campus (MMC), 11200 S.W. 8th Street, Miami, Florida, 33199, USA   
  Reference for: Elaeis guineensis    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Arecaceae of North America Update, database (version 2010)  
  Acquired: 2010   
  Notes: Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)   
  Reference for: Elaeis guineensis   
       
  Source: Flora of the West Indies website, 2011, database (version 2007)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M.T. Strong. 2007. Catalogue of the seed plants of the West Indies Website. http://botany.si.edu/antilles/WestIndies/query.cfm   
  Reference for: Elaeis guineensis   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Elaeis guineensis   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Elaeis guineensis   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Zona, Scott A. / Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds.  
  Publication Date: 2000   
  Article/Chapter Title: Arecaceae Schultz-Schultzenstein: Palm Family   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Flora of North America North of Mexico, vol. 22: Magnoliophyta: Alismatidae, Arecidae, Commelinidae (in part), and Zingiberidae   
  Page(s): 95-123   
  Publisher: Oxford University Press   
  Publication Place: New York, New York, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-19-513729-9   
  Notes: The volumes are also reproduced online (http://www.fna.org/)   
  Reference for: Elaeis guineensis, African oil palm [English], palmier à huile d'Afrique [French]   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: Africa  
    Caribbean  
    North America  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Continental US, Introduced  
    Caribbean Territories, Introduced  
 

 

    

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