Euterpe catinga

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 or Campinarana in northern South America (Guyana, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil).^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

Euterpe catinga
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Genus:	Euterpe
Species:	E. catinga
Binomial name
Euterpe catinga Wallace
Synonyms[1]
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

Two varieties are recognized:^[1]

1. Euterpe catinga var. catinga - Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, northern Brazil
2. Euterpe catinga var. roraimae (Dammer) A.J.Hend. & Galeano - Guyana, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil