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Sep 12, 2024 · Euterpe oleracea, E. precatoria, and E. edulis are differentiated based on the number of stems, flower traits, trichomes, endosperm, and eophyll (Fig. 2). Euterpe oleracea is a multi-stemmed palm whereas E. edulis and E. precatoria are solitary palms.
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 Brazil, Peru and Argentina.
Scientific NameDistributionEuterpe broadwayi Becc. ex BroadwayWindward Islands, Trinidad & TobagoEuterpe catinga WallaceGuyana, Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, ...Euterpe edulis MartBrazil, Paraguay, Misiones Province of ...Euterpe longibracteata Barb.Rodr.Guyana, Venezuela, BrazilThe Euterpe genus (mainly Euterpe oleracea Martius, Euterpe precatoria Martius, and Euterpe edulis Martius) has recently gained commercial and scientific notoriety due to the high nutritional value of its fruits, which are rich in polyphenols (phenolic acids and anthocyanins) and have potent antioxidant activity.
- 10.3390/nu15143189
- 2023/07
- Nutrients. 2023 Jul; 15(14): 3189.
Jun 13, 2022 · Euterpe edulis forms agglomerates of adult and young plants. We sought to sample different agglomerates from the same area to compose the samples.
Euterpe oleracea Martius (Arecaceae), commonly known as açaí, is one of several Amazonian palm trees of the genus Euterpe that produce a small edible fruit. A viscous liquid prepared from the fruit’s pulp has a long history of use among endogenous people living in the Amazon floodplains.
1 Introduction. Euterpe is a genus of native tropical palm trees found in the Amazon and a few Caribbean islands. There are three species producing edible fruit found widely dispersed through the Amazon: Euterpe edulis, Euterpe precatoria, and Euterpe oleracea.
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Euterpe oleracea Mart., acai or assai, is a slow-growing, clustering palm of the Amazonian rainforest. The genus contains eight species of either solitary or clustering palms found from Central America to northern South America and Trinidad in the West Indies.
