Characteristics
Dicots
Persea americana Mill.
AVOCADO
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Not Native
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Citation
PERSEA AMERICANA Miller, Gard. Dict., ed. 8. 1768.
Laurus persea Linnaeus 1753.
JAMAICA: Without data (lectotype: Sloane, Voy. Jamaica 2: pl. 222(2). 1725). Lectotypified by van der Werff, Novon 12: 580. 2002.
Species Distribution Map
Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.
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