What is Açaí palm?
{{Taxobox | name = ''Euterpe'' | image = Açaizeiro no palácio.JPG | regnum = [[Plant]]ae | divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]] | classis = [[Liliopsida]] | ordo = [[Arecales]] | familia = [[Arecaceae]] | genus = ''[[Euterpe (plant)|Euterpe]]'' | binomial = ''Euterpe oleracea''}} The '''Açaí palm''' ('''Assai palm''') is a type of [[palm tree|palm]] [[tree]]. There are seven different types of Açaí palms.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=83095 |title=Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families |access-date=2016-12-12 |archive-date=2016-01-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160110061032/http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=83095 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fao.org/docrep/v0784e/v0784e0b.htm|title=Euterpe oleracea|work=Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations|access-date=February 2, 2013|archive-date=October 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010142653/http://www.fao.org/docrep/v0784e/v0784e0b.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> The tree grows in [[Central America|Central]] and [[South America]]. It has a [[black]]-[[purple]] [[fruit]] about the size of a [[grape]] called a ''euterpe''. The seed inside is very big. The fruit grows in bunches of 700 to 900 fruits. The palms are mainly used for two things: First, salads called palmitos (heart of palm) can be made from the leaves; for this, the tree needs to be cut down. Secondly, the fruits can be made into a [[fruit juice]] that is said to be very healthy. ==Images== <gallery> Image:Açai no Mercado do Ver-o-peso.jpg|The fruits on a market, in Belem Image:Açaí.jpg|A typical serving of açaí juice </gallery> == References == {{reflist}} == Other websites == *[http://nature.org/success/art15110.html Pictures of Açaí palms trees and fruit] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060117224338/http://nature.org/success/art15110.html |date=2006-01-17 }} from an article by The Nature Conservancy. *[http://news.ufl.edu/2006/01/12/berries/ Univer