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*Elaeis guineensis Jacquin. Common name: African Oil Palm. Habitat: Disturbed areas, escaped from cultivation. Distribution: Native of Africa.
Origin/Endemic status: Paleotropics
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA22, K4, WH3, Zona (1997). Basionym: Elaeis guineensis Jacq. 1763
Links to other floras: = Elaeis guineensis - FNA22
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