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Elaeis guineensis, the African oil palm, the major palm oil crop species; but also: Attalea maripa, the maripa palm; Cocos nucifera, the coconut palm, which yields coconut oil from its seeds; Elaeis oleifera, the American oil palm; The genus Elaeis, with just two species, E. guineensis and E. oleifera, referred to as the oil-palm genus
Elaeis guineensis is a species of palm commonly just called oil palm but also sometimes African oil palm or macaw-fat. [3] The first Western person to describe it and bring back seeds was the French naturalist Michel Adanson .
Elaeis (from Greek 'oil') is a genus of palms, called oil palms, containing two species, native to Africa and the Americas. They are used in commercial agriculture in the production of palm oil . Description
Elaeis melanococca can refer to: Elaeis melanococca Gaertn., a synonym of Elaeis guineensis , the African oil palm Elaeis melanococca Mart. (an illegitimate name, but often used), a synonym of Elaeis oleifera , an American oil palm
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. [2] [3] [4] [5]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, [6] mainly in efforts to provide disease resistance and to increase the ...
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Because there is also a draft sequence for Elaeis oleifera announced in the same paper, I think that information would be good to have on the Elaeis page, and have added it there. Sminthopsis84 02:07, 30 July 2013 (UTC)
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