Palms   Euterpe edulis

Common Names: Jucara Palm, Heart-of-Palm Distribution & Habitat: An emergent rainforest palm, it is found cross large areas of south-eastern Brazil, Ecuador, Argentina, and Paraguay. Description: A tall, slim, solitary palm to 8m high, with an attractive crown of drooping leaves, and a coloured crownshaft. General: The palm heart is very commonly eaten, typically steamed. Because this is a highly prized dish, (often called "Millioniares salad" due to its price), and it is a single stemmed plant, (and not suckering like its brother E. oleracea , so collection of the palm heart is always fatal), the populations of the plant are being put under pressure in some areas. Culture: Warm sheltered, and moist, but well drained. Likes filtered sun when young, but can take full sun as it matures.	Figure 1. E. edulis
Figure 2. E. edulis

Contributed by:	Daryl O'Connor (Figure 1.)
	Gaston Torres Vera, Cordoba, Argentina (Figures 2)

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