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Euterpe oleracea (Assai palm)

Synonyms: Catis martiana; Euterpe badiocarpa; Euterpe beardii; Euterpe brasiliana; Euterpe cuatrecasana

Wikipedia Abstract

The açaí palm (Portuguese: [aˌsaˈi] , from Tupi-Guarani asaí; Euterpe oleracea) is a species of palm tree in the genus Euterpe cultivated for its fruit and hearts of palm. Its name comes from the Portuguese adaptation of the Tupian word ïwaca'i, '[fruit that] cries or expels water'. Global demand for the fruit has expanded rapidly in recent years, and açaí is now cultivated for that purpose primarily. Euterpe edulis (juçara) is a closely related species which is now the primary source of hearts of palm.
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Attributes

Allergen Potential [1]  Medium-High
Fruit Conspicuous [2]  No
Leaf Type [3]  Evergreen
Structure [3]  Tree
Height [2]  66 feet (20 m)

Predators

Crax alector (Black Curassow)[4]
Myloplus rhomboidalis (Pacu)[5]
Penelope marail (Marail Guan)[6]
Psophia crepitans (Grey-winged Trumpeter)[4]

External References

USDA Plant Profile

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Derived from Allergy-Free Gardening OPALS™, Thomas Leo Ogren (2000)
♦ 2Kissling, W. Daniel et al. (2019), Data from: PalmTraits 1.0, a species-level functional trait database for palms worldwide, v4, Dryad, Dataset, https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.ts45225
♦ 3Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
♦ 4Erard C., Théry M., Sabatier Daniel. (1991). Régime alimentaire de Tinamus major (Tinamidae), Crax alector (Cracidae) et Psophia crepitans ((Psophiidae), en forêt guyanaise. Gibier Faune Sauvage, 8, 183-210.
♦ 5THE FOOD HABITS OF THREE ALLOCHTHONOUS FEEDING CHARACOIDS IN FRENCH GUIANA, Boujard T., Sabatier D., Rojas-Beltran R., Prevost M.F., Renno Jean-François, Rev. Ecol. (Terre Vie),vol. 45, 1990 p. 247-258
♦ 6del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0