Euterpe catinga

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Arecales

Familia: Arecaceae
Subfamilia: Arecoideae
Tribus: Euterpeae
Genus: Euterpe
Species: Euterpe catinga
Name

Euterpe catinga Wallace
Vernacular names
português: Açaí-chumbo, Açaí-da-caatinga

Euterpe catinga is a palm species in the genus Euterpe. It is found in forests of a dry, sandy soil and very peculiar vegetation, known as catinga forests in northern South America (Guyana, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil).[1][2][3][4][5]

Two varieties are recognized:[1]

Euterpe catinga var. catinga - Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, northern Brazil
Euterpe catinga var. roraimae (Dammer) A.J.Hend. & Galeano - Guyana, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil

References

"World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). "Assai" . New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
Lorenzi, H., Noblick, L.R., Kahn, F. & Ferreira, E. (2010). Brazilian Flora Arecaceae (Palms): 1-268. Instituto Plantarum de Estudos da Flora LTDA, São Paulo, Brazil.