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American oil palm
Andra Waagmeester, CC0, via iNaturalist

Palms

American oil palm

Elaeis oleifera (Kunth) Cortés

Names

EnglishAmerican oil palm
DutchAmerikaanse Oliepalm
SpanishPalma americana de aceite
Chinese美洲油棕
Sranan Tongopalmbon (general name for the group)
Scientific nameElaeis oleifera (Kunth) Cortés

About this species

Elaeis oleifera is a species of palm commonly called the American oil palm. It is native to South and Central America from Honduras to northern Brazil.

Unlike its relative Elaeis guineensis, the African oil palm, it is rarely planted commercially to produce palm oil, but hybrids between the two species are, mainly in efforts to provide disease resistance and to increase the proportion of unsaturated fatty acids in the oil.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderArecales
FamilyArecaceae
GenusElaeis

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