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Euterpe oleracea
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species of plant
OverviewAI-generated
*Euterpe oleracea* is a species of plant in the family Arecaceae. It belongs to the genus *Euterpe* and is classified within the order Arecales, class Liliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. The organism produces fruit of the drupe type and serves as a source of açaí oil. Common names for this taxon include Assai palm, asaí, 菜椰, and 千叶菜椰.
The species has a recorded range that includes Pará, Amapá, and Goiás. Occurrence records from various institutions indicate its presence in Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil, Ecuador, and Guyana. These records are held by institutions in the US, NY, and NO.
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Species
Euterpe oleracea
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderArecales
- FamilyArecaceae
阿薩伊果（学名：Euterpe oleracea）又稱巴西莓，为棕櫚科花椰属（英语：Euterpe (plant)）物种，是一種原產於巴西亞馬遜地區的棕櫚科植物。阿薩伊果的果實外表類似藍莓，可以食用。阿薩伊果的營養價值非常高，果實中含有豐富的多酚、鐵份、膳食纖維和鈣質等營養元素，經常用來生食、製作果汁或在沙拉中食用。近年世界的阿薩伊果需求迅速增加。成年阿薩伊果的高度可超過25米（82英尺），葉可長3米（9.8英尺）。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 493
- With media
- 434
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Collections
- US, NY, NO
- Recorded in
- Venezuela, Colombia, Brazil, Ecuador, Guyana
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Encyclopedic overview
The açaí palm (/əˈsaɪ.iː/ ə-SY-ee, Brazilian Portuguese: [asaˈi] ; from Nheengatu asai), Euterpe oleracea, is a species of palm tree (Arecaceae) cultivated for its fruit (açaí berries, or simply açaí), hearts of palm (a vegetable), leaves, and trunk wood. Global demand for the fruit has expanded rapidly in the 21st century, and the tree is cultivated for that purpose primarily.
The species is native to eastern Amazonia, especially in Brazil, mainly in swamps and floodplains. Açaí palms are tall, slender trees growing to more than 25 m (82 ft) tall, with pinnate leaves up to 3 m (9.8 ft) long. The fruit is small, round, and black-purple in color. The fruit became a staple food in floodplain areas around the 18th century, but its consumption in urban areas and promotion as a health food only began in the mid-1990s along with the popularization of other Amazonian fruits outside the region.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Euterpe oleracea” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.