Euterpe
Euterpe
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species Arecaceae
Morphological Summary
Genus of tropical palms from South America and the Caribbean, globally known for Euterpe oleracea, the açaí palm whose fruit pulp is one of the most consumed functional foods worldwide. The genus includes about 7 species of slender palms from humid forests.
Distribution Tropical America: Amazonia, Andes, Caribbean, and southern Brazil
Conservation E. oleracea is widely cultivated; other species locally threatened
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Euterpe oleracea Mart.
Açaí Palm
Specimen ID RN-EUTRP-00001
Origin Delta del Amazonas, Brasil, Trinidad y Tobago
Type Palm