Euterpe precatoria Mart.

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Isotype for Euterpe rhodoxyla Dugand
Catalog Number: US 2809055
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany
Verification Degree: Status verified from secondary sources
Preparation: Bulky specimen
Collector(s): J. Cuatrecasas
Year Collected: 1944
Locality: Costa del Pacífico; río Cajambre: Barco., Valle del Cauca, Colombia, South America
Elevation (m): 5 to 80

  • Isotype: Dugand G., A. 1951. Revista Acad. Colomb. Ci. Exact. 8: 394.
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Esta especie es sumamente estimada en Costa Rica por su sabroso palmito. Por esta razón, las plantas tienden a ser raras en las vecindades habitadas por humanos.

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Holotype for Rooseveltia frankliniana O.F. Cook
Catalog Number: US
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany
Verification Degree: Card file verified by examination of alleged type specimen
Preparation: Bulky specimen
Collector(s): W. L. Schmitt et al.
Year Collected: 1938
Locality: Cocos Island, Puntarenas, Costa Rica, Central America

  • Holotype: Cook, O. F. 1939. Smithsonian Misc. Collect. 98 (7): 21.; Cook, O. F. 1939. Smithsonian Misc. collect. 98 (7): 21.
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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.[2]



Biological description[edit]

Stems are usually solitary (occasionally clustered), 3–20 metres tall and 4–23 centimetres in diameter.[3] It is also estimated to be the most common tree in the Amazonian region, though it accounts for just over 1% of all trees there (5 billion out of 390 billion).[4]

Uses[edit]

As well as the edible fruits, this palm is a source of prized (though not very nutritious) hearts of palm. Since it is generally solitary, harvesting palm hearts kills the tree, and has led to a reduction in numbers.

Varieties[edit]

Two varieties are recognised: E. precatoria var. precatoria[5] which has tall, solitary stems and is found in Trinidad and throughout most of the South American portion of the range,[3] and E. precatoria var. longivaginata (Mart.) A.J.Hend.[6] which has shorter, solitary or clustered stems, and is found in Colombia and Central America.[3]

Etymology[edit]

Common names include mountain cabbage in Belize, açai, açaizeiro, açaí-do-amazonas or açaí-solitário in Brazil, asaí and palmiche in Colombia, wassaï in French Guiana, huasaí in Peru and manaca in Venezuela.[3] The stems are used for construction, a beverage is made from the fruit, and the roots are used medicinally.[3]

Synonymy[edit]

Synonyms:

E. precatoria var. precatoria
Heterotypic synonyms[7]
  • 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[8]
  • Euterpe longivaginata Mart.
Heterotypic synonyms

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Euterpe precatoria". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2007-10-26. 
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ 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.  Cite uses deprecated parameters (help)
  4. ^ "BBC News: Study: Just 227 tree species dominate Amazon Landscape". 2013-10-17. Retrieved 2013-10-17. 
  5. ^ "Euterpe precatoria var. precatoria". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2007-10-26. 
  6. ^ "Euterpe precatoria var. longivaginata". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Retrieved 2007-10-26. 
  7. ^ Heterotypic synonyms are species names which are based on a different type individual
  8. ^ Homotypic synonyms are species names which are based on the same type individual
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Holotype for Rooseveltia frankliniana O.F. Cook
Catalog Number: US
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany
Verification Degree: Card file verified by examination of alleged type specimen
Preparation: Bulky specimen
Collector(s): W. L. Schmitt et al.
Year Collected: 1938
Locality: Cocos Island, Puntarenas, Costa Rica, Central America

  • Holotype: Cook, O. F. 1939. Smithsonian Misc. Collect. 98 (7): 21.; Cook, O. F. 1939. Smithsonian Misc. collect. 98 (7): 21.
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Common Names:

Guyana Arawak: reho. Guyana Carib: wabu. Guyana Wapishana: wab. Guyana Warrau: winamoro. Surinam: baboen pina, monki-monki pina. Surinam Tirio: wapoeiema.

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Holotype for Rooseveltia frankliniana O.F. Cook
Catalog Number: US 1746838
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany
Verification Degree: Card file verified by examination of alleged type specimen
Preparation: Pressed specimen
Collector(s): W. L. Schmitt
Year Collected: 1938
Locality: Cocos Island, Puntarenas, Costa Rica, Central America

  • Holotype: Cook, O. F. 1939. Smithsonian Misc. Collect. 98 (7): 21.; Cook, O. F. 1939. Smithsonian Misc. collect. 98 (7): 21.
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Common Names:

Guyana Patamona: wa-si-yik.

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Holotype for Rooseveltia frankliniana O.F. Cook
Catalog Number: US 1746841
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany
Verification Degree: Card file verified by examination of alleged type specimen
Preparation: Pressed specimen
Collector(s): W. L. Schmitt
Year Collected: 1938
Locality: Cocos Island, Puntarenas, Costa Rica, Central America

  • Holotype: Cook, O. F. 1939. Smithsonian Misc. Collect. 98 (7): 21.; Cook, O. F. 1939. Smithsonian Misc. collect. 98 (7): 21.
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Synonyms:

Euterpe stenophylla Trail ex Burret

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