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Sep 12, 2024 · Euterpe is a genus from the palm family (Arecaceae) and comprises seven species distributed between Central and South America, of which five are native to Brazil (Henderson and Galeano 1996, Henderson 2000). The plants are characterized by a slender and greyish stem, solitary, or clustered, a well-developed and prominent sheath, and apical ...
The genus Euterpe (Arecaceae/Palmae) includes eight species of palm trees which are native to Central and South America and is widely distributed in northern South America, with its greatest abundance in the Amazon estuary floodplains (Sabbe et al., 2009).
The Euterpe genus has about 28 species located in Central and South America and distributed throughout the Amazon basin. The three species that occur most frequently are E. oleracea, E. precatoria and Euterpe edulis. However, only the first two species are commercially used for their fruits.
The 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.
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.
The genus is named after the muse Euterpe of Greek mythology. Euterpe are tall, slender palms growing to 15–30 metres (49–98 ft), with pinnate leaves up to 3 metres (9.8 ft) long, and a stem only about 100 millimetres (3.9 in) in diameter.
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Jun 13, 2022 · Euterpe edulis (Arecaceae) is a palm threatened with extinction, found in the Atlantic Forest of Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay, and in gallery forests of the Brazilian Cerrado (Henderson et al...
