Texas phoenix palm decline known to attack palm trees in Florida. The introduction of this disease has left the state of Florida struggling to control the potential damage to palm trees in landscapes statewide. It has been observed to almost exclusively attack the Canary Island palm, but is seen on other species. Since 2009, Texas Phoenix palm disease is known to severely affect the "Phoenix spp." and "Sabal spp." palm trees: Canary Island date palm, silver or sylvester date palm, Queen palm, Sabal palm, and cabbage palm. All of these trees have been observed to have the same symptoms. The complete host range of
Açaí palm color and may be sold as a frozen fruit puree or bottled juice drink with added sugar. The closely related palm species "Euterpe edulis" (") is the primary source of hearts of palm. The common name comes from the Portuguese adaptation of the Tupian word ", meaning "[fruit that] cries or expels water". The importance of the fruit as a staple food in the Amazon River delta gives rise to the local legend of how the plant got its name. The folklore says that chief Itaqui ordered all newborns put to death owing to a period of famine. When his