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Euterpe oleracea

Mart. (1824)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Monocots Order: Arecales Family: Arecaceae Genus: Euterpe

acai, assai palm

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Description

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Historical Distribution

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Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

Kaua'i Only found in cultivation
O'ahu Only found in cultivation

Dispersal Agents

Water/Ocean
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Specimens

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Hist. Nat. Palm. 2: 29 (1824)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Euterpe oleracea Koloa District: Kalaheo, yard of house at 3581 Kaloke Road. Cultivated. Preserved_Specimen Lorence, D.H. 10852 Kauai BISH 2021-04-11
2 Euterpe oleracea Kaneohe, 47-775 Ahilama Rd. (Private land holding) Preserved_Specimen Annable, C.R. 3292 Oahu BISH 1997-02-08
3 Euterpe oleracea Koloa District: Kalaheo, yard of house at 3581 Kaloke Road. Cultivated. Preserved_Specimen Lorence, D.H. 10852 Kauai BISH 2021-04-11
4 Euterpe oleracea Kauai County. Kalaheo, yard of house at 3581 Kaloke Road. Preserved_Specimen Lorence, D.H. 11012 Kauai BISH 2024-11-25
5 Euterpe oleracea Hilo; cultivated HUMAN_OBSERVATION Friday, J.B. Hawaii 12/4/2010
6 Euterpe oleracea Hilo; cultivated HUMAN_OBSERVATION Friday, J.B. Hawaii 12/4/2010
7 Euterpe oleracea Kaneohe, 48-775 Ahilama Rd. Preserved_Specimen Annable, C.R. 3292 Oahu BISH 1997-02-08
8 Euterpe oleracea Kaneohe, 47-775 Ahilama Road Preserved_Specimen Annable, C.R. 3292 Oahu BISH 1997-02-08
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