Açaí palm

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Euterpe
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Euterpe
Gaertn.
Species
Euterpe broadwayi
Euterpe catinga
Euterpe edulis
Euterpe longibracteata
Euterpe luminosa
Euterpe oleracea
Euterpe precatoria
A typical serving of açaí juice
A typical serving of açaí juice

The Açaí palm (Assai palm) is a type of palm tree. There are seven different types of Açaí palms. The tree grows in Central and South America. It has a black-purple fruit about the size of a grape called a euterpe. It fruit grows in bunches of 700 to 900 fruits.


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