Persea

Persea
Temporal range: Eocene–Present[1]
Persea indica foliage and fruit
Avocado (Persea americana) foliage
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Persea
Mill.[2]
Type species
Persea americana
Species

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Synonyms

Persea is a genus of about 150 species of evergreen trees belonging to the laurel family, Lauraceae.[3] The best-known member of the genus is the avocado, P. americana, widely cultivated in subtropical regions for its large, edible fruit.

  1. ^ Vento, B.; Prámparo, Mercedes B. (2018). "Angiosperm association from the Río Turbio Formation (Eocene–?Oligocene) Santa Cruz, Argentina: revision of Hünicken's (1955) fossil leaves collection". Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology. 42 (1): 125–153. Bibcode:2018Alch...42..125V. doi:10.1080/03115518.2017.1408854. hdl:11336/87290. ISSN 0311-5518.
  2. ^ a b "Genus: Persea Mill". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2007-10-05. Retrieved 2011-02-05.
  3. ^ André Joseph Guillaume Henri Kostermans. 1993