Euterpe edulis(ETQED)
Overview Code created in: 1996-10-28
- EPPO Code: ETQED
- Preferred name: Euterpe edulis
- Authority: von Martius
Native to Central and Eastern Brazil, to Argentina. Cultivated for its edible buds (hearts of palm), for its fruits, and for a beverage made from the fruits (assai) widely consumed in Brazil.
| Name | Language |
|---|---|
| assai palm | English |
| heart of palm | English |
| juçara palm | English |
| para palm | English |
| Assaipalme | German |
| Jucarapalme | German |
| Juçarapalme | German |
| Kohlpalme | German |
| coeur de palmier | French |
| palmier açaï | French |
| ensarova | Spanish |
| jussara | Spanish |
| palma assai | Spanish |
| palmitero | Spanish |
| palmito dulce | Spanish |
| açaí do sul | Portuguese |
| açaizeiro | Portuguese |
| assai | Portuguese |
| ensarova | Portuguese |
| icara | Portuguese |
| inçara | Portuguese |
| iucara | Portuguese |
| jicara | Portuguese |
| jucara | Portuguese |
| palmeira-açaí | Portuguese |
| palmiteira | Portuguese |
| palmiteiro-doce | Portuguese |
| palmito | Portuguese |
| assaipalm | Swedish |
| жусара | Russian |
Kingdom
Plantae (
1PLAK )
Phylum
Magnoliophyta (
1MAGP )
Class
Angiospermae (
1ANGC )
Category
Commelinids (
1COMD )
Order
Arecales (
1AREO )
Family
Arecaceae (
1PALF )
Subfamily
Arecoideae (
1ARES )
Genus
Euterpe (
1ETQG )
Species
Euterpe edulis (
ETQED )