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Açaí palm

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The açaí palm ( ə-SY-ee; Portuguese: [asaˈi] , from Nheengatu asai), 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. Global demand for the fruit has expanded rapidly in the 21st century, and the tree is cultivated for that purpose primarily.

Açaí palm - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Not to be confused with Akai . Palm tree with many uses, mainly fruit as cash crop {{cite web|url=http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/synonomy.do?name_id=83095|title=Synonyms for Euterpe oleracea Mart., Hist. Nat. Palm. 2: 29 (1824)|publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, UK|date=2017}}</ref>"},"synonyms":{"wt":"*''Euterpe brasiliana'' <small>Oken</small>\n*''Catis martiana'' <small>O.F.Cook</small>\n*''Euterpe badiocarpa'' <small>Barb.Rodr.</small>\n*''Euterpe beardii'' <small>L.H.Bailey</small>\n*''Euterpe cuatrecasana'' <small>D

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