Persea americana

Persea americana

Persea americana

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Lauraceae
Tribus: Cinnamomeae
Genus: Persea
Subgenus: P. subg. Persea
Species: Persea americana

Name

Persea americana Mill., 1768

Synonyms

• Laurus indica Sieber ex Nees
• Laurus persea L., Sp. Pl. 370 (1753)
• Persea americana var. angustifolia Miranda, Anales Inst. Biol. Univ. Nac. México 17: [129], fig. 1 (1946)
• Persea americana var. drymifolia (Schltdl. & Cham.) S.F.Blake, J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 10: 15 (1920)
• Persea americana var. floccosa (Mez) Scora
• Persea americana var. guatemalensis (L.O.Williams) Scora
• Persea americana var. leiogyna (S.F.Blake) H.P.Kelsey & Dayton
• Persea americana var. nubigena (L.O.Williams) L.E.Kopp, Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 14(1): 19 (1966)
• Persea americana var. steyermarkii (C.K.Allen) Scora
• Persea americana var. tolimanensis (Zentmyer & Schieber) Scora
• Persea americana var. zentmyeri (Schieber & B.Bergh) Scora
• Persea drymifolia Cham. & Schltdl., Linnaea, 6: 365 (1831)
• Persea edulis Raf., Sylva Tellur. 134 (1838)
• Persea floccosa Mez, Jahrb. Bot. Gart. Berl. 5: 148 (1889)
• Persea gigantea L.O.Williams, Ceiba, 4: 39 (1953)
• Persea gratissima Gaertn., Fruct. Sem. Pl. 3: 222, t. 221 (1807)
• Persea gratissima var. drymifolia (Schltdl. & Cham.) Mez, Jahrb. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 5: 147 (1889)
• Persea gratissima var. macrophylla Meisn.
• Persea gratissima var. oblonga Meisn.
• Persea gratissima var. praecox Nees
• Persea leiogyna S.F.Blake, J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 10: 19 (1920)
• Persea macrocarpa Raf., Med. Repos. N. York, 5: 352 (1808)
• Persea nubigena L.O.Williams, Ceiba, 1: 55 (1950)
• Persea nubigena var. guatemalensis L.O.Williams, Econ. Bot., 31(3): 318 (1977)
• Persea paucitriplinervia Lundell, Wrightia. 5(5): 146 (1975)
• Persea persea (L.) Cockerell, Bull. Torr. Bot. Club, 19: 95 (1892)
• Persea praecox Poepp. ex Nees, Syst. Laurin. 129 (1836)
• Persea steyermarkii C.K.Allen, Journ. Arn. Arb. 26: 286 (1945)
• Persea sylvestris A.Rich.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America Regional:Central America Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua Continental: Northern America Regional:Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Introduced into: Argentina Northwest, Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Burkina, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Central African Repu, Central American Pac, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Cook Is., Cuba, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Easter Is., El Salvador, Fiji, Florida, Galápagos, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, Haiti, Hawaii, India, Jamaica, Kenya, Laos, Leeward Is., Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Mauritius, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, New York, New Zealand North, Panamá, Peru, Pitcairn Is., Puerto Rico, Rodrigues, Réunion, Society Is., Solomon Is., Sudan, Taiwan, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, Windward Is., Zaïre References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Miller, P. 1768. The Gardeners Dictionary: containing the best and newest methods of cultivating and improving the kitchen, fruit, flower garden, and nursery. Ed. 8, 3 volumes (without pagination), John & Francis Rivington, London. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.541 Reference page. . ed. 8: Persea no. 1.

Additional references

• Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: I–XXV, 1–1192. DOI: 10.5479/si.0081024X.98.1 BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Persea americana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 June 25. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Persea americana. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 June 25. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Persea americana. Published online. Accessed: June 25 2022.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Persea americana in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: Avokadopeer, Avokado
ak: Paya
aragonés: Auacatero, aguacatera
Basa Bali: Apokat
беларуская: Авакада
bosanski: Avokado
català: Alvocat
eʋegbe: Peya
English: Avocado
español: Aguacate, Palta
suomi: Avokado
Nordfriisk: Avocado
galego: Aguacate, Palta
Bahasa Indonesia: Avokad, alpukat
italiano: Avocado
日本語: アボカド
Nāhuatl: Ahuacacuahuitl
Nederlands: Avocado
português: Abacate
Türkçe: Avokado
українська: Авокадо

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