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Euterpe precatoria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae;
(unranked):	Angiosperms;
(unranked):	Monocots;
(unranked):	Commelinids;
Order:	Arecales;
Family:	Arecaceae;
Genus:	Euterpe;
Species:	E. precatoria;
Binomial name
	Euterpe precatoria; Mart.

Euterpe precatoria is a tall, slender-stemmed, pinnate-leaved palm native to Central and South America and Trinidad and Tobago.

[edit] Biological description

Stems are usually solitary (occasionally clustered), 3-20 metres tall and 4-23 centimetres in diameter.^[2]

[edit] Varieties

Two varieties are recognised: E. precatoria var. precatoria^[3] which has tall, solitary stems and is found in Trinidad and throughout most of the South American portion of the range,^[2] and E. precatoria var. longivaginata (Mart.) A.J.Hend.^[4] which has shorter, solitary or clustered stems, and is found in Colombia and Central America.^[2]

[edit] Etymology

Common names include mountain cabbage in Belize, açai in Brazil, asaí and palmiche in Colombia, wassaï in French Guiana, huasi in Peru and manaca in Venezuela.^[2] The stems are used for construction, a beverage is made from the fruit, and the roots are used medicinally.^[2]

[edit] Synonymy

Synonyms:

E. precatoria var. precatoria
Heterotypic synonyms^[5]

Euterpe oleracea Engel, nom. illeg.
Euterpe mollissima Spruce, nom. illeg.
Euterpe jatapuensis Barb.Rodr.
Euterpe stenophylla Trail ex Burret
Euterpe langloisii Burret
Euterpe petiolata Burret
Euterpe subruminata Burret
Euterpe confertiflora L.H.Bailey

E. precatoria var. longivaginata
Homotypic synonyms^[6]

Euterpe longivaginata Mart.

Heterotypic synonyms

Euterpe macrospadix Oerst.
Euterpe karsteniana Engel
Euterpe leucospadix H.Wendl. ex Hemsl.
Plectis oweniana O.F.Cook
Euterpe kalbreyeri Burret
Euterpe microcarpa Burret
Euterpe panamensis Burret
Rooseveltia frankliniana O.F.Cook
Euterpe rhodoxyla Dugand

[edit] References

^ "Euterpe precatoria". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/wcsp/namedetail.do?accepted_id=83104&repSynonym_id=-9998&name_id=83104&status=true. Retrieved 2007-10-26.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Henderson, Andrew; Gloria Galeano; Rodrigo Bernal (1995). Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-08537-4.
^ "Euterpe precatoria var. precatoria". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/wcsp/namedetail.do?accepted_id=83106&repSynonym_id=-9998&name_id=83106&status=true. Retrieved 2007-10-26.
^ "Euterpe precatoria var. longivaginata". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://www.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?accepted_id=83105&repSynonym_id=83084&name_id=83105&status=true. Retrieved 2007-10-26.
^ Heterotypic synonyms are species names which are based on a different type individual
^ Homotypic synonyms are species names which are based on the same type individual

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[Kew-0] "Euterpe precatoria". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/wcsp/namedetail.do?accepted_id=83104&repSynonym_id=-9998&name_id=83104&status=true. Retrieved 2007-10-26.

[Henderson-1] Henderson, Andrew; Gloria Galeano; Rodrigo Bernal (1995). Field Guide to the Palms of the Americas. Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press. ISBN 0-691-08537-4.

[Var1-2] "Euterpe precatoria var. precatoria". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/wcsp/namedetail.do?accepted_id=83106&repSynonym_id=-9998&name_id=83106&status=true. Retrieved 2007-10-26.

[Var2-3] "Euterpe precatoria var. longivaginata". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. http://www.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?accepted_id=83105&repSynonym_id=83084&name_id=83105&status=true. Retrieved 2007-10-26.

[4] Heterotypic synonyms are species names which are based on a different type individual

[5] Homotypic synonyms are species names which are based on the same type individual

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Contents

[edit] Biological description

[edit] Varieties

[edit] Etymology

[edit] Synonymy

[edit] References