Assai Palm

Euterpe edulis Mart.

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Euterpe edulis (Assai Palm) is a species of tree in the family palms. They are native to Paraná, Alagoas, GoiáS, Distrito Federal, ParaíBa, Sergipe, Espirito Santo, Santa Catarina, Bahia, Cerrado, Rio Grande Do Sul, Mata Atlântica, Pernambuco, Rio De Janeiro, Minas Gerais, SãO Paulo, and Rio Grande Do Norte. Individuals can grow to 12 m.

EOL has data for 26 attributes, including:

carbon biomass
- URI: http://purl.dataone.org/odo/ECSO_00001143
- Definition: The amount of carbon present in biomass
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6.01 kg
fruit color
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0000147
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black
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0000317
- Definition: A color that lacks any hues as parts.
- Comment: [database_cross_reference: PATOC:GVG]
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fruit length
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0001366
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1.2 cm
geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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Guyana
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/3378535
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leaf length
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0001133
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3.54 m
native range includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/NativeRange
- Definition: Lists jurisdictions in which a given organism is a member of the undisturbed fauna or flora.
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SãO Paulo
- URI: https://www.geonames.org/3448433
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optimal growth pH
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/OptimalGrowthpH
- Definition: The pH of a medium (water column, soil moisture) at which the growth rate of an organism is typically optimized
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5
optimal growth temperature
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/OptimalGrowthTemperature
- Definition: Optimal temperature conditions for cell division
- Attribution: Created by Anne Thessen
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23 degrees celsius
stem diameter
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0000875
- Definition: linear distance through the cross section of the stem or trunk, passing through the center
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15 cm
trophic guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TrophicGuild
- Definition: A group of species that exploit the same food resources, and/or use the same feeding or foraging methods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_(ecology)
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photoautotroph
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECOCORE_00000130
- Definition: An autotroph which is capable of transforming light into chemical energy.
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type specimen repository
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TypeSpecimenRepository
- Definition: The institution that holds a type specimen for a given species. The recommended best practice is to use the identifier in a collections registry such as the Biodiversity Collections Index (http://www.biodiversitycollectionsindex.org/).
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Botanische Staatssammlung München
- URI: http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:15637
- Definition: a gbif dataset
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used for
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Uses
- Definition: The uses of the organism or products derived from the organism.
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food
- URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2095
- Definition: any substance consumed to provide nutritional support for the body
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Assai palm from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility

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