Açaí palm
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Euterpe broadwayi Euterpe catinga Euterpe edulis Euterpe longibracteata Euterpe luminosa Euterpe oleracea Euterpe precatoria |
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.
[edit] External links
- Pictures of Açaí palms trees and fruit from an article by The Nature Conservancy.
- University of Florida study confirms that açaí berries contain antioxidants that destroyed cultured human cancer cells