''Euterpe edulis'', commonly known as juçara, jussara (an archaic alternative spelling), açaí-do-sul or palmiteiro, is a palm species in the genus ''

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''. It is now predominantly used for

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. It is closely related to the açaí palm (''

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''), a species cultivated for its fruit and superior

. The larvae of ''

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'' are reported to feed on ''E. edulis''. Although it was formerly widely harvested in Brazil for

, it is now uncommon in the wild and no longer harvested commercially due to past overharvesting. This could cause it to fall extinct.

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* * {{Arecaceae-stub edulis Endemic flora of Brazil Flora of the Atlantic Forest Trees of Brazil Taxa named by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius Açaí