Euterpe edulis
| Synonymy: Unknown | Distribution: Ecuador and Argentina |
| Common names: Assai palm | Conservation status: Unknown |
Large adult in habitat in Ecuador
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Used as a landscape palm in Argentina |
Closeup of crownshaft and inflorescence |
This palm comes from Ecuador and other Andean countries, including Argentina. It makes a good interior plant, tolerating quite low light.
Top photo courtesy and copyright © 2000, Martin Gibbons &
Tobias Spanner, The Rare Palm Seeds
Site. Bottom photos courtesy and copyright © 2000, Gaston Torres Vera;
taken in Argentina.
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