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Arecaceae

Assai palm

Euterpe edulis Mart.

Family
Arecaceae
Genus
Euterpe

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Assai palm: Euterpe edulis - ARECACEAEParque Estadual da Serra dos Pirineus - Pirenópolis - Goiás - Brasil.
Photo: João Medeiros, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (14)
arz
يوتيرب ادوليس
Chinese
阿沙依椰子, 纤叶棕, 食用菜椰, 可食埃塔棕, 可食纤叶椰, 约卡拿棕
Dutch
Assaipalm
English
Assai palm
Esperanto
Bongusta eŭterpo, Jusaro, Jusaropalmo
Galician
Palmiteiro
German
Assaipalme
Guarani
Jejy'y
Japanese
アッサイヤシ, ジュサラヤシ
Persian
جوکارا
Polish
Euterpa jadalna, Warzywnia jadalna
Portuguese
Içara, Palmeira Juçara
Spanish
E edulis, E. edulis, Ensarova, Jussara, Palmitero, Palmito dulce
Swedish
Jussarapalm, Assaipalm

Synonyms

  • Euterpe edulis var. clausa Mattos
  • Euterpe egusquizae Bertoni ex Hauman
  • Euterpe espiritosantensis H.Q.B.Fern.

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.