Search results
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 ...
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, BrazilEuterpe 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.
Sep 12, 2024 · Euterpe (Martius, 1823), a genus from Central and South America, has species with high economic importance in Brazil, because of their palm heart and fruits, known as açaí berries.
Jun 13, 2022 · Study species. 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...
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...
People also ask
How many species of Euterpe are there?
Where is Euterpe edulis found?
Where do Euterpe trees grow?
Where do Euterpe palm trees grow?
Where is Euterpe edulis Martius palm found?
Where does Euterpe precatoria grow?
Jul 19, 2023 · 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.