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Persea
americana
Mill.
Published In:
The Gardeners Dictionary: eighth edition Persea no. [1]. 1768. (
Gard. Dict. (ed. 8)
)
Synonymy
Laurus persea L.
Persea americana var. angustifolia Miranda
Persea americana var. drymifolia (Schltdl. & Cham.) S.F. Blake
Persea americana var. leiogyna (S.F. Blake) H.P. Kelsey & Dayton
Persea americana var. nubigena (L.O. Williams) L.E. Kopp
Persea drymifolia Schltdl. & Cham.
Persea edulis Raf.
Persea floccosa Mez
Persea gigantea L.O. Williams
Persea gratissima C.F. Gaertn.
Persea gratissima var. drymifolia (Schltdl. & Cham.) Mez
Persea gratissima var. macrophylla Meisn.
Persea gratissima var. oblonga Meisn.
Persea gratissima var. praecox Nees
Persea gratissima var. vulgaris Meisn.
Persea leiogyna S.F. Blake
Persea nubigena L.O. Williams
Persea paucitriplinervia Lundell
Persea persea (L.) Cockerell
Persea steyermarkii C.K. Allen
Project Name Data
(Last Modified On 10/12/2017)
Acceptance :
Accepted
Checklist 2018 onwards
(Last Modified On 10/21/2024)
Updates by :
Jørgensen, Peter Møller
Reason(s) for update(s) :
Deleted VPA Geography, Changed or added synonymy
Geography :
Mexico, Central America, Peru
Countries (within Regions) :
Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
Habit :
Tree
Notes :
Brako & Zarucchi (1993) indicate it as native, but probably indtroduced and cultivated thoughout South America.
Checklist 2017
(Last Modified On 10/12/2017)
Geography :
Mexico, Central America, Guianas, Peru
Lower Taxa
Persea
americana
var.
angustifolia
Miranda
=
Persea
americana
Mill.
Persea
americana
var.
drymifolia
(Schltdl. & Cham.) S.F. Blake
=
Persea
americana
Mill.
Persea
americana
var.
leiogyna
(S.F. Blake) H.P. Kelsey & Dayton
=
Persea
americana
Mill.
Persea
americana
var.
nubigena
(L.O. Williams) L.E. Kopp
=
Persea
americana
Mill.