Elaeis oleifera

Elaeis oleifera (Kunth) Cortés, Fl. Colomb. 1: 203 1897. (Syn: Alfonsia oleifera Kunth; Corozo oleifera (Kunth) L.H.Bailey; Elaeis melanococca Mart. [Illegitimate]; Elaeis melanococca var. semicircularis Oerst.);   Images by Alka Khare (Validation by Andrew Henderson) (Inserted by J.M.Garg) (For more images & complete details, click on the links)   Araceae, Arecaceae and Zingiberaceae Fortnight :: […]

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Elaeis guineensis

Elaeis guineensis Jacq., Select. Stirp. Amer. Hist. 280 1763. (syn. Elaeis dybowskii Hua; Elaeis guineensis var. albescens Becc. ………………………; Elaeis macrophylla A.Chev. [Invalid]; Elaeis madagascariensis (Jum. & H.Perrier) Becc.; Elaeis melanococca Gaertn. .; Elaeis nigrescens (A.Chev.) Prain [Invalid]; Elaeis virescens (A.Chev.) Prain; Palma oleosa Mill.);   commonly known as: African oil palm, macaw fat • Arabic: nakhlet […]

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