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Euterpe precatoria is a tall, slender-stemmed, pinnate-leaved palm native to Central and South America and Trinidad and Tobago. Stems are usually solitary (occasionally clustered), 3-20 metres tall and 4-23 centimetres in diameter.2 Two varieties are recognised: E. precatoria var. precatoria3 which has tall, solitary stems and is found in Trinidad and throughout most of the South American portion of the range,2 and E. precatoria var. longivaginata (Mart.) A.J.Hend.4 which has shorter, solitary or clustered stems, and is found in Colombia and Central America.2
Common names include mountain cabbage in Belize, açai in Brazil, asaí and palmiche in Colombia, wassaï in French Guiana, huasi in Peru and manaca in Venezuela.2 The stems are used for construction, a beverage is made from the fruit, and the roots are used medicinally.2
Synonymy
- E. precatoria var. precatoria
- Heterotypic synonyms5
- Euterpe oleracea Engel, nom. illeg.
- Euterpe mollissima Spruce, nom. illeg.
- Euterpe jatapuensis Barb.Rodr.
- Euterpe stenophylla Trail ex Burret
- Euterpe langloisii Burret
- Euterpe petiolata Burret
- Euterpe subruminata Burret
- Euterpe confertiflora L.H.Bailey
- E. precatoria var. longivaginata
- Homotypic synonyms6
- Euterpe longivaginata Mart.
- Heterotypic synonyms
- Euterpe macrospadix Oerst.
- Euterpe karsteniana Engel
- Euterpe leucospadix H.Wendl. ex Hemsl.
- Plectis oweniana O.F.Cook
- Euterpe kalbreyeri Burret
- Euterpe microcarpa Burret
- Euterpe panamensis Burret
- Rooseveltia frankliniana O.F.Cook
- Euterpe rhodoxyla Dugand
References
- ^ "Euterpe precatoria". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved on 2007-10-26.
- ^ a b c d e Henderson, Andrew; Gloria Galeano; Rodrigo Bernal (1995). Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-08537-4.
- ^ "Euterpe precatoria var. precatoria". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved on 2007-10-26.
- ^ "Euterpe precatoria var. longivaginata". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved on 2007-10-26.
- ^ Heterotypic synonyms are species names which are based on a different type individual
- ^ Homotypic synonyms are species names which are based on the same type individual
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