Euterpe is a genus of palm trees, containing eight species that are native to Central America and the Yucatan, the West Indies, and South America, from Belize and the Windward Islands southward to Bra
The açaí palm, Euterpe oleracea, is a species of palm tree cultivated for its fruit, hearts of palm, leaves, and trunk wood. Global demand for the fruit has expanded rapidly in the 21st century, and t
Euterpe (plant)
…which are thrown out horizontally beneath the crown of leaves. It consists of a hard seed, with a very thin covering of a firm pulp or flesh. The name açaí palm usually refers to Euterpe oleracea, but various other species of Euterpe are cultivated commercially under that name. A beverage called açaí, much used…
Euterpe oleracea salu
Fruit of the açaí palm
Street vendor of açaí, next to Ver-o-Peso market in Belém