Arecaceae

American oil palm

Elaeis oleifera (Kunth) Cortés

Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Elaeis

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American oil palm: Image of oil palm plantation in Magdalena, Colombia — Photo: Oilpalmmagdalenacolombia.png : -- F3rn4nd0 08:48, 28 March 2007, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (11)

Arabic: نخيل الزيت الأمريكي
arz: نخيل الزيت الامريكى
Bulgarian: Американска маслена палма
Chinese: 美洲油棕
Czech: Olejnice pravá
English: American oil palm, Noli palm, Oil palm
frr: Amerikoonsk Öölepualem
Greek: Ελαΐς η ελαιοφόρος, Αμερικάνικος ελαιοφοίνικας
Japanese: アメリカアブラヤシ
Persian: نخل روغنی آمریکایی
Russian: Американская масличная пальма, Элеис масличный, Элейс масличный

Synonyms

Alfonsia oleifera Kunth
Corozo oleifera (Kunth) L.H.Bailey
Elaeis melanococca Mart.
Elaeis melanococca var. semicircularis Oerst.

Photos

Photo: Oilpalmmagdalenacolombia.png : -- F3rn4nd0 08:48, 28 March 2007, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Anonyme973, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Anonyme973, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Anonyme973, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.