Euterpe oleracea C. Martius

English: Acai Palm, Assai Palm

German: Kohlpalme

Portuguese: Açaí, Açaizeiro

Kingdom: Plantae (2715)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)

    Class: Liliopsida (397)

      Order: Arecales (29)

        Family: Arecaceae (29)(family description)

          Genus: Euterpe (1)

            Epithet: oleracea C. Martius (5)

oleracea => edible garden herb

Climate: tropical

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: tree

Check for Euterpe oleracea at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

• [265] Euterpe oleracea - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
• [1218] Euterpe - Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database

• [22] Lorenzi,H. et al. (2004): Palmeiras Brasileiras e Exóticas Cultivadas. Instituto Plantarum, Nova Odessa, São Paulo, Brazil.