Amazon açaí

Euterpe precatoria is a tall, slender-stemmed, pinnate-leaved palm native to Central and South America and Trinidad and Tobago. E. precatoria is used commercially to produce fruits, although Euterpe oleracea is more commonly cultivated due to its larger fruits.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Amazon açaí being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Euterpe oleracea
• Euterpe edulis
• Oenocarpus bataua
• Oncosperma tigillarium
• Ceroxylon echinulatum
• Oenocarpus bacaba

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Arecales

Family

Arecaceae

Genus

Euterpe

Species

Euterpe precatoria

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