The oil palm is a tropical palm tree. There are two species of oil palm, the better known one is the one originating from Guinea, Africa and was first illustrated by Nicholaas Jacquin in 1763, hence its name, Elaeis guineensis Jacq . Its generic name derives from Greek elaia = olive, on account of its fruits rich in oil. Its specific name refers to the species area of origin.) The Oil palm originated in West Africa but has since been planted successfully in tropical regions within 20 degrees of the equator. The cultivated oil palm tree belongs to the species Elaeis guineensis from tropical Africa. It is allogamous and propagated via seeds. A related species from South America, E.oleifera, is a promising potential source of valuable characters, including reduced growth habit and resistance to diseases such like But Rot. The genome size oil palm is 1.95 Bbp and it has 2n = 2x = 32 chromosomes. Oil is extracted from both the pulp of the fruit (palm oil, an edible oil) and the kernel (palm kernel oil, used mainly for soap manufacture). Both palm oil and palm kernel oil are high in olefins, a potentially valuable chemical group that can be processed into many non-food products as well. Oil palm is normally monoecious; in other words, it has both male and female flowers on the same tree. It produces thousands of fruits, in compact bunches whose weight varies between 10 and 40 kilograms.Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are the most basic unit of genetic variation and represent the commonest class of DNA-based markers.  This database contains information about Oil Palm EST and SNP information. NCBI's dbEST used as a source of Oil Palm ESTs Cap3 and AutoSNP tools used to make contigs and SNP analysis.