Elaeis guineensis Jacq.

Mehmud, Selim & Roy, Himu, 2021, Diversity and distribution of palms (Arecaceae) in Assam, India, Check List 17 (1), pp. 69-93 : 83

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https://doi.org/ 10.15560/17.1.69

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scientific name

Elaeis guineensis Jacq.
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Diagnostic characters. Stems solitary, erect, 10–15 m tall; trunk with old petioles; leaf pinnate, 3–4 m long; petiole margin spiny, 1.5–2 cm long; leaflets, linear, op- posite, 50–68 cm long, ca 3 cm wide, with prominent midvein. Staminate inflorescence interfoliar, 20–23 cm long; rachillae elongated, 15–18 cm long and terminated by a hook like tip, ca 1 cm long. Pistillate inflorescence ca 15 cm long, globose; partial inflorescences 9–11 cm long. Fruits ellipsoid, black, 3 cm long.

Flowering and fruiting. September to November.

Distribution. Cachar, Goalpara, Kamrup Rural, and Marigaon districts.

Vernacular names. Oil palm (English).

Uses. Palm oil (nut).

Material examined. VIETNAM • Phu Tho Province, Phu Ninh, Tram Than mun; 21°29.21′N, 105°13.33′E; alt. 33 m; 06 Jun. 2006; Phan Ke Loc, Nguyen Sinh Khang, Vu Xuan Manh, Pham Van The, To Van Thao, leg.; NYBG 02384543 View Materials GoogleMaps . INDIA • Assam, Marigaon, Nelie ; 26°41′10.9″N, 094°21′12.6″E; alt. 43 m; 16 Sep. 2018; S. Mehmud leg. GoogleMaps ; CH, ASSAM 96240 View Materials .

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Department of Botany, Swedish Museum of Natural History

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Arecales

Family

Arecaceae

Genus

Elaeis

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