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
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).

Two varieties are recognized:

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