Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)


Euterpe oleracea


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Euterpe oleracea

The fruit is a globose berry, 1-2 cm in diameter, green turning dark green purple, or black at complete maturity; then covered by a whitish powdery layer. Large endocarp (80% of the fruit), fibrous, containing an oily endosperm.

Photo by IPGRI courtesy Ecoport
(source URL: http://www.ecoport.org)


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This page was created on 4/25/2008 and was last updated on 12/30/2006.