Euterpe are tall, mostly strongly rooting palms with slender trunks, native to South America and the Antilles. Delicious drinks are prepared from the pulp of the fruits, and so-called palm cabbage from the vegetation peaks. One of the best known and most used is Euterpe oleracea - Açaí palm. It grows to a height of 25 m and bears about 20 kg of fruits that look like blueberries.