Arecaceae Bercht. & J.Presl
Elaeis guineensis Jacq. , legitimate, scientific
Jacquin, N.J. von (1763), Selectarum Stirpium Americanarum Historia 1: 280-282, pl. 172 [tax. nov.]
Swarbrick, J.T. & Hart, R. (2000), Environmental weeds of Christmas Island (Indian Ocean) and their management. Plant Protection Quarterly 16(2): 57 [secondary reference]
common name: oil palm [n/a]