The açaí palm ( ə-SY-ee, Brazilian Portuguese: [asaˈi] ; from Nheengatu asai), Euterpe oleracea, is a species of palm tree (Arecaceae) cultivated for its fruit (açaí berries, or simply açaí), hearts of palm (a vegetable), leaves, and trunk wood. Global demand for the fruit has expanded rapidly in the 21st century, and the tree is cultivated for that purpose primarily.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Açaí Palm 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 precatoria
- Oncosperma tigillarium
- Euterpe edulis
- Ceroxylon echinulatum
- Dypsis leptocheilos
- Ceroxylon quindiuense
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Arecales
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Genus
- Euterpe
- Species
- Euterpe oleracea
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