REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE ABOUT THE MAIN PRODUCING SPECIES OF HEART PALM CULTIVATED IN BRAZIL

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https://doi.org/10.18188/sap.v21i3.29602

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Among the most targeted species for obtaining palm hearts, Euterpe edulis, popularly known as juçara palm hearts, stands out and is threatened with extinction. The rational use of other palm trees for the production of palm hearts has been one of the alternatives to reduce the pressure of exploitation on the juçara palm: Archontophoenix alexandrae, Bactris gasipaes, Euterpe oleracea. This narrative literature review aims to discuss the four main palm tree species in Brazil. It is noted that despite the risk of extinction, there is still illegal and clandestine extraction of the Euterpe edulis species. The species of the same genus, E. oleracea, has a significant cultivation in the northern region, but mainly due to the use of the fruit. Archontophoenix alexandrae is an exotic species that has adapted well to Brazil and I offer a quality palm heart in the Brazilian market. The most cultivated species today is peach palm, it has advantages such as high tillering and shorter cultivation time.

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Ana Carolina Oliveira Duarte, Universidade Federal de Lavras - UFLA

Bacharel em Ciências Biológicas pela Universidade Federal de Lavras (2013). Mestre (2015) e doutora (2018) em Botânica Aplicada pela Universidade Federal de Lavras. Desenvolveu pesquisas relacionadas aos efeitos de metais pesados e elementos terras raras em características anatômicas,fisiológicas e nutricionais de plantas nativas e culturas agrícolas. Atualmente é docente na Fundação Educacional Vale do São Francisco nos cursos de Ciências Biológicas, Administração e Biomedicina.Atualmente é docente na UEMG- Passos no curso de Medicina.

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29-09-2022

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DUARTE, A. C. O.; AMARAL, M. M. do. REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE ABOUT THE MAIN PRODUCING SPECIES OF HEART PALM CULTIVATED IN BRAZIL. Scientia Agraria Paranaensis, [S. l.], p. 216–229, 2022. DOI: 10.18188/sap.v21i3.29602. Disponível em: https://e-revista.unioeste.br/index.php/scientiaagraria/article/view/29602. Acesso em: 27 jul. 2025.

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