Euterpe catinga

Euterpe catinga
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
(unranked):	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Genus:	Euterpe
Species:	E. catinga
Binomial name
Euterpe catinga Wallace
Synonyms[1]
Euterpe mollissima Barb.Rodr. Euterpe catinga var. aurantiaca Drude Euterpe caatinga Spruce Euterpe mollissima Spruce Euterpe controversa Barb.Rodr. Euterpe aurantiaca H.E.Moore Euterpe concinna Burret Euterpe roraimae Dammer Euterpe montis-duida Burret Euterpe ptariana Steyerm. Euterpe erubescens H.E.Moore

Euterpe catinga is a palm species in the genus Euterpe. It is found in forests of a dry, sandy soil and very peculiar vegetation, known as catinga forests in northern South America (Guyana, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil).^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Two varieties are recognized:^[1]

1. Euterpe catinga var. catinga - Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, northern Brazil
2. Euterpe catinga var. roraimae (Dammer) A.J.Hend. & Galeano - Guyana, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2.  Gilman, D. C.; Thurston, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). "Assai". New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
3. Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
4. Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
5. Lorenzi, H., Noblick, L.R., Kahn, F. & Ferreira, E. (2010). Brazilian Flora Arecaceae (Palms): 1-268. Instituto Plantarum de Estudos da Flora LTDA, São Paulo, Brazil.