Herbarium Specimen Details

Persea americana
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Persea americana Mill.
Locality USA. Florida , Lee Co. : Mound Key, Estero Bay. T46S, R24E, Sec. 36. 26° 26' 17" N 81° 48' 24" W
Description Large trees.
Habitat Shell midden; low, moist hammock area with Psidium.
Reproductive State Fruit
Collector S. Todd 25
Collection Date 11 Aug 1973
Accession Number 125281
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Persea americana
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Persea americana Mill.
Locality USA. Florida , Hernando Co. : Chinsegut Hill top, N of Brooksville. 28° 33' 19" N 82° 23' 16" W
Description Small tree, not growing well; similar to descriptions of avocado.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector O. K. Lakela 26947
Collection Date 17 Mar 1964
Accession Number 59606
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Persea americana
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Persea americana Mill.
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : Caribbean Drive, Coral Gables.
Description Several shrub-sized plants in flower.
Habitat Pineland, exposed rocks.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector O. K. Lakela 28349
Collection Date 22 Mar 1965
Accession Number 63958
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Persea americana
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Persea americana Mill.
Locality USA. Florida , Hernando Co. : Chinsegut Hill Manor grounds; 5 mi. NE of Brooksville. T21S, R19E, Sec. 36, SE ¼, NW ¼, NW ¼. 28° 33' 19" N 82° 23' 16" W
Description Persisting from cultivation; evergreen tree known as Avocado; immature fruit; nonnative; aromatic leaves and twigs.
Habitat At the edge of a wooded area by the entrance road to the mowed grounds.
Reproductive State Immature Fruit
Collector C. vanHoek 2889
Collection Date 01 May 2015
Accession Number 282443
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Persea americana
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Persea americana Mill. - Determined By: S. R. Hill, June 1994
Locality Dominica. St. Paul Par. Archbold Tropical Research Center. Springfield Estate; at Mount Joy House yard. 15° 20' 30" N 61° 22' 20" W
Description Large cultivated tree 40 ft. tall; fruit immature, green, shiny.
Habitat Yard.
Reproductive State Immature Fruit
Elevation 1500 to ft
Collector S. R. Hill 25650
Collection Date 29 May 1994
Accession Number 211699
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Persea americana
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Persea americana Mill. - Determined By: S. R. Funaro, 04-Feb-2016
Determination History
Persea americana Mill. americana
Locality USA. Florida , Brevard Co. : North Merritt Island. Ca. 1 mi. N of Hallover Canal off W side of FL 3. T20S, R35E, Sec. 13, SE.
Habitat Ruderal, old homesite; growing near old foundation.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector A.G. Shuey
Collection Date 11 Apr 1973
Accession Number 119277
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Persea americana
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Persea americana Mill.
Locality USA. Florida , Manatee Co. : Gamble Plantation Historic State Park. Judah P. Benjamin Confederate Memorial; mansion parcel, by UDC record room. T34S, R18E, Sec. 17, SE ¼, NW ¼. 26° 7' 39" N 80° 13' 59" W
Habitat Developed.
Reproductive State
Collector E. Gandy
Collection Date 05 Dec 2008
Accession Number 258967
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Persea americana
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Persea americana Mill.
Determination History
Persea gratissima P. Gaertn.
Locality Jamaica. Cornwall Co. , St. Elizabeth Par. : 18° 28' 28" N 77° 55' 25" W
Reproductive State Flower
Collector J. Wolle
with F. R. Holland
Collection Date 1844
Accession Number 85467
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Persea americana
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Persea americana Mill.
Locality Dominican Republic. Samana Prov. Península de Samaná; en la parte nordeste de la península; Loma El Frontón y cercania. 19° 17' 0" N 69° 10' 0" W
Description Arbol 7 m; flor amarilla; no cultivado.
Habitat De roca caliza, bosque latifoliado; disturbado de vegetación terciaria.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 40 to 256 m
Collector T. A. Zanoni
with J. Pimentel & R. García
Collection Date 20 Mar 1984
Accession Number 193209
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Persea americana
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Persea americana Mill.
Determination History
Persea gratissima P. Gaertn.
Locality Jamaica. Cornwall Co. , St. Elizabeth Par. : 18° 28' 28" N 77° 55' 25" W
Reproductive State Flower
Collector J. Wolle
with F. R. Holland
Collection Date 1841
Accession Number 63606
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Persea americana
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Persea americana Mill. - Determined By: C. vanHoek, 2016
Locality USA. Florida , Polk Co. : FSC.
Reproductive State
Collector V. W. Yingst
Collection Date 20 Oct 1973
Accession Number 293847
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Persea americana
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Persea americana Mill.
Locality Honduras. Olancho Dept. Aldea de Casas Viejas, 6 km NW de Juticalpa. 14° 33' 23" N 86° 19' 28" W
Description Arbol 10 m fruto ovalado.
Habitat Bosque seco tropical.
Reproductive State Fruit
Elevation 460 to m
Collector F. Alvarado Flores
Collection Date 13 Apr 1985
Accession Number 195186
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Persea americana
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Persea americana Mill.
Locality Honduras. Francisco Morazán Dept. Santa Lucía, 16 km E de la ciudad de Tegucigalpa. 14° 15' 0" N 87° 10' 0" W
Description Fruto comestible; arbol de 6 m de alt.
Habitat Bosque húmedo subtropical.
Reproductive State Fruit
Elevation 1800 to m
Collector Z. Nolasco
Collection Date 29 Apr 1985
Accession Number 196526
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Persea americana
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Persea americana Mill. - Determined By: C. vanHoek, 2018
Determination History
Persea americana Mill.
Locality USA. Florida , Polk Co. : Florida State College campus. 28° 0' 0" N 82° 0' 0" W
Reproductive State
Collector Illegible collector name
Collection Date 04 Apr 2001
Accession Number 299688
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Persea americana
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Persea americana Mill. - Determined By: C. vanHoek, 2018
Determination History
Persea americana Mill.
Locality USA. Florida , Polk Co. : Florida State College campus. 28° 0' 0" N 82° 0' 0" W
Reproductive State Flower
Collector R. Buker
Collection Date 31 Jan 1996
Accession Number 299687
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Persea americana
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Persea americana Mill. - Determined By: C. vanHoek, 2018
Determination History
Persea americana Mill.
Locality USA. Florida , Polk Co. : Florida State College campus, near Polk Science. 28° 0' 0" N 82° 0' 0" W
Reproductive State
Collector Illegible collector name
Collection Date 21 Apr 1998
Accession Number 299686
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Persea americana
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Persea americana Mill. - Determined By: C. vanHoek, 2019
Determination History
Persea americana Mill.
Locality USA. Florida , Polk Co. : Florida State College campus. 28° 0' 0" N 82° 0' 0" W
Reproductive State Flower
Collector S. Toole
Collection Date 22 Jan 2001
Accession Number 299690
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Persea americana
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Persea americana Mill. - Determined By: C. vanHoek, 2018
Determination History
Persea americana Mill.
Locality USA. Florida , Polk Co. : Florida State College campus. 28° 0' 0" N 82° 0' 0" W
Reproductive State
Collector S. Toole
Collection Date 16 Mar 2001
Accession Number 299689
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Persea americana
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Persea americana Mill. - Determined By: C. vanHoek, 2018
Determination History
Persea americana Mill.
Locality USA. Florida , Polk Co. : Florida State College campus. 28° 0' 0" N 82° 0' 0" W
Reproductive State Flower
Collector J. Murray
Collection Date 30 Mar 1999
Accession Number 299684
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Persea americana
Family Name Lauraceae
Currently Accepted Name Persea americana Mill. - Determined By: C. vanHoek, 2018
Determination History
Persea americana Mill.
Locality USA. Florida , Polk Co. : Florida State College campus. 28° 0' 0" N 82° 0' 0" W
Reproductive State Flower
Collector D. Corley
Collection Date 31 Jan 1996
Accession Number 299685
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