ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Elaeis guineensis

Name author: Jacq.

A species in the Arecaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Elaeis
Species: Elaeis guineensis
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1763

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Elaeis guineensis. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

41 synonyms in this snapshot

Elaeis cirrhosaName author: Thouin
Elaeis dybowskiiName author: Hua
Elaeis guineensis f. androgynaName author: A.Chev.
Elaeis guineensis f. caryoliticaName author: Becc.
Elaeis guineensis f. dioicaName author: A.Chev.
Elaeis guineensis f. duraName author: Becc.
Elaeis guineensis f. fatuaName author: Becc.
Elaeis guineensis f. ramosaName author: A.Chev.
Elaeis guineensis f. semiduraName author: Becc.
Elaeis guineensis f. teneraName author: Becc.
Elaeis guineensis subsp. nigrescensName author: A.Chev.
Elaeis guineensis subsp. virescensName author: A.Chev.
Elaeis guineensis var. albescensName author: Becc.
Elaeis guineensis var. angulosaName author: Becc.
Elaeis guineensis var. cerediaName author: A.Chev.
Elaeis guineensis var. compressaName author: Becc.
Elaeis guineensis var. gracilinuxName author: A.Chev.
Elaeis guineensis var. idolatricaName author: A.Chev.
Elaeis guineensis var. intermediaName author: A.Chev.
Elaeis guineensis var. leucocarpaName author: Becc.
Elaeis guineensis var. macrocarpaName author: A.Chev.
Elaeis guineensis var. macrocaryaName author: Becc.
Elaeis guineensis var. macrophyllaName author: A.Chev.
Elaeis guineensis var. macrospermaName author: Welw.
Elaeis guineensis var. madagascariensisName author: Jum. & H.Perrier
Elaeis guineensis var. microspermaName author: Welw.
Elaeis guineensis var. pisiferaName author: A.Chev.
Elaeis guineensis var. repandaName author: A.Chev.
Elaeis guineensis var. rostrataName author: Becc.
Elaeis guineensis var. sempernigraName author: A.Chev.
Elaeis guineensis var. spectabilisName author: A.Chev.
Elaeis humilisName author: Thouin
Elaeis macrophyllaName author: A.Chev.
Elaeis madagascariensisName author: (Jum. & H.Perrier) Becc.
Elaeis melanococcaName author: Gaertn.
Elaeis mocayaName author: Thouin
Elaeis nigrescensName author: (A.Chev.) Prain
Elaeis racemosaName author: Thouin
Elaeis virescensName author: A.Chev.
Elaeis virescensName author: (A.Chev.) Prain
Palma oleosaName author: Mill.

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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