Açaí Palm (
IPA ) is a member of the genus Euterpe, which contains 7 species of
palms native to tropical
Central and
South America, from
Belize south to
Brazil and
Peru, growing mainly in floodplains and swamps. The genus is named after the
muse Euterpe of
Greek mythology. Euterpe are tall, slender, attractive palms growing to 15-30 meters, with
pinnate leaves up to 3 meters long. Many of the palms that were once in the genus Euterpe have been reclassified into the genus Prestoea (Riffle, 2003). The species Euterpe oleracea is usually called Açaí Palm, after the Portuguese derivation of the Tupi word ïwasa'i, fruit that cries or expells water. The vernacular name is also sometimes spelled Assai Palm in English.
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