Where does aai grow?
The aai berry grows in clusters on the aai palm, a genus of 2530 species of palms native to tropical Central and South America. These tall, slender palms can grow 1530 meters tall, with leaves up to 3 meters long. The prime commercial source of aai comes from the area where several rivers converge within the Amazon estuary, emptying along the northeastern corner of Brazil into the Atlantic Ocean between the states of Para and Amapa. The people of Brazil refer to aai as the Milk of the Amazon.
