~Açaí Palm~
Euterpe Oleracea cv Para Dwarf
(Arecaceae)
Fruit Palm Tree
native to eastern Amazonia
Açaí palms mainly in swamps and floodplains. are tall, slender trees growing to more than 25 m (82 ft) tall,
with pinnate leaves up to 3 m (9.8 ft) long. The fruit is small, round, and black-purple in color.
The açaí palm (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. The fruit became a staple food in floodplain areas around the 18th century,
but its consumption in urban areas and promotion as a health food only began in the mid 1990s along with the popularization of other Amazonian fruits outside the region. Global demand for the fruit has expanded rapidly in the 21st century, and the tree is cultivated for that purpose primarily.
