Persea americana
Avocado, Avocado, Alligator Pear
Other regional names: Pear Tree
- Pear Tree
Also known as: ? drymifolia Schltdl. & Cham. +17 more
- ? drymifolia Schltdl. & Cham.
- Laurus indica Sieber ex Nees
- Persea americana C.Bauh.
- Persea americana subsp. americana
- Persea americana subsp. drymifolia (Schltdl. & Cham.) A.E.Murray
- Persea americana subsp. drymifolia (Schltdl. & Cham.) S.F.Blake
- Persea americana subsp. guatemalensis (L.O.Williams) Scora
- Persea americana subsp. nubigena (L.O.Williams) L.E.Kopp.
- Persea americana var. angustifolia Miranda
- Persea americana var. aztec Popenoe
- Persea americana var. drimyfolia (Cham. & Schltdl.) S.F.Blake
- 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
- Persea americana var. steyermarkii (C.K.Allen) Scora
- Persea americana var. tolimanensis (Zentmyer & Schieber) Scora
- Persea americana var. toltec Popenoe
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Lauraceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Persea americana (commonly known as Avocado or Alligator Pear) is a tree within the Lauraceae family. It originates in North America and South America. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Central America, Mexico
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Argentina Northwest, Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Burkina, C. American Pacific Is., Cameroon, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Central African Republic, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Cook Is., Cuba, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Easter Is., El Salvador, Fiji, Florida, Galápagos, Gambia, The, 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, Panama, Peru, Pitcairn Is., Puerto Rico, Rodrigues, Réunion, Society Is., Solomon Is., Sudan, Taiwan, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Vanuatu, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, Windward Is., Zaïre