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Internal ID UUID64403bcf5dadd404472923
Scientific name Euterpe edulis
Authority Mart.
First published in Hist. Nat. Palm. 2: 33 (1824)

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Scientific name Authority First published in
Euterpe edulis var. clausa Mattos Loefgrenia 71: 1 (1977)
Euterpe espiritosantensis H.Q.B.Fern. Acta Bot. Brasil. 3(2): 43 (1989 publ. 1990)
Euterpe egusquizae Bertoni ex Hauman Physis (Buenos Aires) 4: 606 (1919)

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Language Common/alternative name
English assai palm
Spanish euterpe espiritosantensis
Spanish euterpe egusquizae
Spanish euterpe edulis var. clausa
Spanish palmito dulce
Spanish ensarova
Spanish e. edulis
Spanish e edulis
Spanish jussara
Spanish palmitero
German assaipalme
Esperanto bongusta eŭterpo
Esperanto jusaropalmo
Esperanto jusaro
Persian جوکارا
Galician palmiteiro
gn jejy'y
Japanese ジュサラヤシ
Japanese アッサイヤシ
Dutch assaipalm
Polish warzywnia jadalna
Polish euterpa jadalna
Portuguese içara
Portuguese palmeira juçara
Swedish assaipalm
Swedish jussarapalm
Chinese 食用菜椰
Chinese 纤叶棕

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  • Southern America
    • Brazil
      • Brazil Northeast
      • Brazil South
      • Brazil Southeast
      • Brazil West-central
    • Southern South America
      • Argentina Northeast
      • Paraguay

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Database ID/link to page
World Flora Online wfo-0000965652
UNII 94V0DJG9UN
Tropicos 2400454
INPN 629716
KEW urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:666911-1
The Plant List kew-83063
Open Tree Of Life 282422
NCBI Taxonomy 157786
IPNI 666911-1
iNaturalist 155135
GBIF 5293403
Freebase /m/0g5qbjn
EPPO ETQED
EOL 1100381
USDA GRIN 16472
Wikipedia Euterpe_edulis

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Enhancing betacyanin stability: Comparison of dragon fruit (Hylocereus polyrhizus) pulp and peel powders through encapsulation technology during storage Nurhadi B, Qonit MA, Mubarok S, Saputra RA Food Sci Nutr 20-Feb-2024
PMCID:PMC11077181
doi:10.1002/fsn3.3992
PMID:38726450
Current Innovations in the Development of Functional Gummy Candies Tarahi M, Tahmouzi S, Kianiani MR, Ezzati S, Hedayati S, Niakousari M Foods 25-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10778822
doi:10.3390/foods13010076
PMID:38201104
Ethnobotanical contributions to global fishing communities: a review Mendoza JN, Hanazaki N, Prūse B, Martini A, Bittner MV, Kochalski S, Macusi E, Ciriaco A, Mattalia G, Sõukand R J Ethnobiol Ethnomed 02-Dec-2023
PMCID:PMC10693712
doi:10.1186/s13002-023-00630-3
PMID:38042774
Biogeography and environmental preferences of Butia yatay (Mart.) Becc Silva GC, Solís Neffa VG, Zuquim G, Balslev H Ecol Evol 27-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10682568
doi:10.1002/ece3.10749
PMID:38034334
Complete chloroplast genomes of six neotropical palm species, structural comparison, and evolutionary dynamic patterns Francisconi AF, Marroquín JA, Cauz-Santos LA, van den Berg C, Martins KK, Costa MF, Picanço-Rodrigues D, de Alencar LD, Zanello CA, Colombo CA, Hernández BG, Amaral DT, Lopes MT, Veasey EA, Zucchi MI Sci Rep 23-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10667357
doi:10.1038/s41598-023-44631-4
PMID:37996522
Palm Fungi and Their Key Role in Biodiversity Surveys: A Review Pereira DS, Phillips AJ J Fungi (Basel) 19-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10672035
doi:10.3390/jof9111121
PMID:37998926
Participatory ethnobotany: comparison between two quilombos in the Atlantic Forest, Ubatuba, São Paulo, Brazil Sauini T, Henrique Gonçalves Santos P, Paulino Albuquerque U, Yazbek P, da Cruz C, Hortal Pereira Barretto E, Alice dos Santos M, Silva Gomes MA, dos Santos G, Braga S, José Francischetti Garcia R, Honda S, Matta P, Aragaki S, Ueno A, Rodrigues E PeerJ 07-Nov-2023
PMCID:PMC10637247
doi:10.7717/peerj.16231
PMID:37953791
Evidence for the Beneficial Effects of Brazilian Native Fruits and Their By-Products on Human Intestinal Microbiota and Repercussions on Non-Communicable Chronic Diseases—A Review Lima MD, do Nascimento HM, da Silva JY, de Brito Alves JL, de Souza EL Foods 19-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10527964
doi:10.3390/foods12183491
PMID:37761200
Could Natural Products Help in the Control of Obesity? Current Insights and Future Perspectives Park J, Nurkolis F, Won H, Yang J, Oh D, Jo H, Choi J, Chung S, Kurniawan R, Kim B Molecules 13-Sep-2023
PMCID:PMC10534927
doi:10.3390/molecules28186604
PMID:37764380
Nutraceutical Combinational Therapy for Diarrhoea Control with Probiotic Beverages from Fermented Fruits, Vegetables and Cereals to Regain Lost Hydration, Nutrition and Gut Microbiota Dahiya D, Nigam PS Microorganisms 30-Aug-2023
PMCID:PMC10537194
doi:10.3390/microorganisms11092190
PMID:37764034
Characterization of Portulaca oleracea Whole Plant: Evaluating Antioxidant, Anticancer, Antibacterial, and Antiviral Activities and Application as Quality Enhancer in Yogurt Al-Quwaie DA, Allohibi A, Aljadani M, Alghamdi AM, Alharbi AA, Baty RS, Qahl SH, Saleh O, Shakak AO, Alqahtani FS, Khalil OS, El-Saadony MT, Saad AM Molecules 03-Aug-2023
PMCID:PMC10421184
doi:10.3390/molecules28155859
PMID:37570829
Improving Enzymatic Saccharification of Peach Palm (Bactris gasipaes) Wastes via Biological Pretreatment with Pleurotus ostreatus de Cássia Spacki K, Novi DM, de Oliveira-Junior VA, Durigon DC, Fraga FC, dos Santos LF, Helm CV, de Lima EA, Peralta RA, de Fátima Peralta Muniz Moreira R, Corrêa RC, Bracht A, Peralta RM Plants (Basel) 31-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC10420912
doi:10.3390/plants12152824
PMID:37570978
What We Know about Euterpe Genus and Neuroprotection: A Scoping Review Da Silva IO, Crespo-Lopez ME, Augusto-Oliveira M, Arrifano GD, Ramos-Nunes NR, Gomes EB, da Silva FR, de Sousa AA, Leal AL, Damasceno HC, de Oliveira AC, Souza-Monteiro JR Nutrients 19-Jul-2023
PMCID:PMC10384735
doi:10.3390/nu15143189
PMID:37513607
Genomic studies of the additive and dominant genetic control on production traits of Euterpe edulis fruits Canal GB, Oliveira GF, de Almeida FA, Péres MZ, Moro GL, dos Santos Oliveira WB, Azevedo CF, Nascimento M, da Silva Ferreira MF, Ferreira A Sci Rep 16-Jun-2023
PMCID:PMC10276026
doi:10.1038/s41598-023-36970-z
PMID:37328527
Tropical forest loss and geographic location drive the functional genomic diversity of an endangered palm tree Santos AS, Cazetta E, Faria D, Lima TM, Lopes MT, Carvalho CD, Alves‐Pereira A, Morante‐Filho JC, Gaiotto FA Evol Appl 15-Jun-2023
PMCID:PMC10363835
doi:10.1111/eva.13525
PMID:37492151

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Name PubChem ID Canonical SMILES MW Found in Proof
> Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Anthocyanins / Anthocyanidin-3-O-glycosides
(2R,3R,4S,5R,6S)-2-[[(2R,3S,4R,5R,6S)-6-[2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxychromenylium-3-yl]oxy-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]methoxy]-6-methyloxane-3,4,5-triol 154496406 Click to see 595.50 unknown https://doi.org/10.1016/0305-1978(94)90088-4

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