Persea subg. Eriodaphne

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Laurales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Magnoliids Ordo: Laurales

Familia: Lauraceae
Tribus: Cinnamomeae
Genus: Persea
Subgenus: Persea subg. Eriodaphne
Species: P. alba – P. borbonia – P. caerulea – P. donnell-smithii – P. krugii – P. lingue – P. longipes – P. meyeniana – P. rigens – P. sessilis – P. standleyi – P. vesticula

Name

Persea subg. Eriodaphne Nees (1833)

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Persea sect. Eriodaphne (Nees) L.E.Kopp, Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 14: 11. 1966, p.p. incl. type.

Notes

Recent research suggest generic rank for this subgenus to help obtain a monophyletic Persea (Capinos & al. 2007). However, see Mutisiopersea and its talk page, and Li et al., 2011 for a contrasting view.

References

• Campos, E., Terrazas, T., López, L. & Espíndola, M.C. 2007. Persea (avocados) Phylogenetic Analysis Based on Morphological Characters: Hypothesis of Species Relationships. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 54(2): 249–258.
• Li, L., Li, J., Rohwer, J.G., van der Werff, H., Wang, Z.H. & Li, H.W. 2011. Molecular phylogenetic analysis of the Persea group (Lauraceae) and its biogeographic implications on the evolution of tropical and subtropical Amphi-Pacific disjunctions. American Journal of Botany 98(9): 1520–1536. DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1100006 Reference page. 
• Nees von Esenbeck, C.G.D. 1833. Linnaea 8: 50 [1].