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Elaeis guineensis
(Arecaceae)

African oil palm, oil palm

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Species description or overview

Information about Elaeis guineensis from IUCN's ISSG/GISD
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Elaeis guineensis information from PIER
Information on Elaeis guineensis as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).

Elaeis guineensis description and ecology from GISD (ISSG)
A species description and information about the ecology of Elaeis guineensis as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


Taxonomy & nomenclature

GRIN nomenclature info for Elaeis guineensis
Nomenclatural information about Elaeis guineensis is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

Elaeis guineensis information from ITIS
The Integrated Taxonomic Information System ITIS provides authoritative taxonomic information on Elaeis guineensis, as well as other plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.

IPNI nomenclature info for Elaeis guineensis
Nomenclatural information about Elaeis guineensis is provided by The International Plant Names Index (IPNI).


Impacts

Elaeis guineensis impact information from GISD (ISSG)
Impact information regarding Elaeis guineensis as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


Risk assessments

Elaeis guineensis weed risk assessment for Hawaii-Pacific
Results of a weed risk assessment for Elaeis guineensis for the Hawaii-Pacific region are presented by the Hawaii-Pacific Weed Risk Assessment team.


Control methods

Elaeis guineensis management information from GISD (ISSG)
Management information for Elaeis guineensis as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


Images

Elaeis guineensis images from PIER
Images of Elaeis guineensis provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).


Distribution

Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy (2000) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
The status of invasive plants, vertebrates, arthropods, molluscs, and crustaceans, and options for a regional invasive species strategy for the South Pacific are presented in this series of articles from the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, 2000.

Elaeis guineensis worldwide distribution from GISD (ISSG)
Worldwide distribution information about Elaeis guineensis is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


Full-text articles

Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy
South Pacific Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP). Sherley, Greg (ed.) . 2000. Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy. Apia, Samoa: South Pacific Regional Environment Programme. ISBN: 982-04-0214-X.

Assessing the risks of plant invasions arising from collections in tropical botanical gardens
Dawson, Wayne, Ahmed S. Mndolwa, David F. R. P. Burslem, and Philip E. Hulme. 2008. Assessing the risks of plant invasions arising from collections in tropical botanical gardens. Biodiversity Conservation. Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2008.


Experts

Elaeis guineensis contacts from GISD (ISSG)
Contact information for experts on Elaeis guineensis as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


Other resources

Elaeis guineensis references from GISD (ISSG)
References regarding Elaeis guineensis as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


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