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Non-scientific name:

oil palm

1 Accepted name(s) for "oil palm":

Accepted name
Elaeis guineensis Jacq.

3 Medicinal source(s) include this non-scientific name:

Medicinal sources: Scientific names as used in medicinal source: MPNS matched scientific names: Accepted name: Trade forms: Plant parts:
Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Elaeis guineensis Jacq. Elaeis guineensis Jacq. Elaeis guineensis Jacq.
Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Elaeis guineensis Elaeis guineensis Jacq. Elaeis guineensis Jacq. entire plant, flower
GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Elaeis guineensis Jacq. Elaeis guineensis Jacq. Elaeis guineensis Jacq.
Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993) Elaeis guineensis Jacq. Elaeis guineensis Jacq. Elaeis guineensis Jacq. leaf, root, fruit

36 Non-scientific name(s) associated with "oil palm":

Non-scientific names: Class of name: Medicinal sources:
african oil palm Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
afrikanische ölpalme Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
dendezeiro Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
dendê Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
eyin Other Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
irile Other Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
kelapa balik Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
kelapa sawit Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
kuaku Other Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
kwakwa Other Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
m'te Other Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
macaw fat tree Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
macaw-fat Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
mawese (palm oil) Other Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
mchikichi Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
nkwu Other Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
oljepalm Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
ope Other Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
orien Other Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
palma africana Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
palmeira-andim Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
palmeira-do-azeite Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
palmeira-do-dendê Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
palmier a huile Other Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
palmier à huile Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
palmier à huile d'afrique Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
palmtree Other Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
pokok kelapa sawit Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
udin Other Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
you zong Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
yóu zōng Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
zukunnu Other Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993)
zōng l锟斤拷 shù Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
ölpalme Other GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
棕榈树 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
油棕 Other Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)