Acai
Layer: Tall trees
USDA Hardiness Zone: 10 - 12
Edible: Yes
Edible parts: Apical bud, Fruit, Leaves, Seed
Edible uses: Oil, Drink, Tea
Light requirement: Full sun, Partial sun/shade
Water requirement: Moist
Soil texture preferences: Light sandy, Medium, Heavy clay
Utilities: Oil, Fiber, Lumber, Weaving material
Native To: Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad-tobago, Venezuela
Introduced To: Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Trinidad-tobago, Venezuela
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- Alternate name
- Assai palm, acai palm, para palm, asai, naidi, pinot, pina palm, palmito acai, palmiteiro, pina, ucai, manaka, acai-do-para, jucara, wasei, prasara, acai, asaí, assai palm, açaizeiro, açaí, açaí-do-pará, cabbage palm, euterpe, jussara, kohlpalme, palmiteiro, palmito-açaí, para-assaipalm, pinot, uaçaí
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Growth
- Fast
- Height
- 25.0
- Plants for a future
- https://pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Euterpe oleracea
- Plants of the world online
- https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:666941-1
Slug: euterpe-oleracea-acai
Permapeople ID: 2743