Euterpe precatoria

Euterpe precatoria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Genus: Euterpe
Species:
E. precatoria
Binomial name
Euterpe precatoria

Euterpe precatoria is a tall, slender-stemmed, pinnate-leaved palm native to Central and South America and Trinidad and Tobago. E. precatoria is used commercially to produce fruits, although Euterpe oleracea is more commonly cultivated due to its larger fruits.[3]

  1. ^ Canteiro, C. (2021). "Euterpe precatoria". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T59466652A59466656. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T59466652A59466656.en. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Euterpe precatoria". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Archived from the original on 2013-08-02. Retrieved 2007-10-26.
  3. ^ Phytochemical composition and thermal stability of two commercial açai species, Euterpe oleracea and Euterpe precatoria. Lisbeth A. Pacheco-Palencia, Christopher E. Duncan and Stephen T. Talcott, Food Chemistry 115 (2009) 1199–1205, doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2009.01.034