🌾 Crop
ANX-CROP-0000483
Acai
Euterpe oleracea
Also known as Acai berry (English), Açaí palm (English), Acai palm (English), Acai palm tree (English), Açaí (Dutch), Palissadepalm (Dutch), Pinapalm (Dutch), Asaí (Spanish), Azaí (Spanish), Huasaí (Spanish), Naidí (Spanish), Palma manaca (Spanish), Palma murrapo (Spanish), Palmera de asa (Spanish), Açaï (French), Palmier pinot (French), Pinot (French), Acai-Beere (German), Kohlpalme (German), Purpura bacca (Other)
An Amazonian palm producing small dark purple berries valued for their pulp, widely used in juices and health foods.
- Species
- Euterpe oleracea
- Family
- Arecaceae
- Climate requirements
- Needs hot, humid tropical climate with high rainfall.
- Temperature range
- 22-28°C (absolute 16-32°C)
- Rainfall range
- 1800-2300mm (absolute 1200-3000mm)
- Altitude range
- 3000m
- Soil types
- Moist, well-drained soils, tolerant of floodplain conditions
- Soil pH
- 5-5.5 (absolute 4.5-6.5)
Cultivars
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Plant health
Diseases & Pests
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Inputs
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