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Accession Data:

Persea americana Mill.

  • Common Name: Avocado, Alligator Pear
  • Family: Lauraceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: southern Mexico
  • Habitat: cultivated from Texas to Peru before arrival of Europeans

  • Uses: Considered a superfood for its high levels of healthy fats and nutrients.

    • IMPORTANT NOTE: Plant Uses are for informational purposes only. EEB Greenhouses assume no responsibility for adverse effects from the use of any plants referred to on this site. Always seek advice from a professional before using any plant medicinally.
  • USDA Zone: 10-12

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 199200582
  • Source: Unknown
  • Provenance: Original 1992 accession source unknown, likely from local supermarket produce. Replaced with new seedling July 2014, this one from local supermarket fruit. Keeping it under the same accession number to preserve class usage data etc. CMORSE
  • Accession Date: 12-31-1992
  • Bench: 1311 - NEOA: Ground Bed 1 SE
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 02-17-2023

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: magnoliids
  • Order: Laurales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Lauraceae
  • SubFamily:
  • Tribe:
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References (internal):

  • Medicinal Plants
  • Basal Angiosperms (paleodicots)
  • Edible Plants
  • Plants with Edible Fruits
  • EEB 3271 - Systematic Botany
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Mexico Central / Mexico Northeast / Mexico Northwest / Mexico Southwest / Mexico Southeast / Belize / Costa Rica / El Salvador / Guatemala / Honduras / Nicaragua / Venezuela

References (external):

  1. CRFG Website
  2. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Friday, September 08, 2017.
      Persea americana at ARS-GRIN. Last accessed on Friday, September 08, 2017.

    data regenerated on Tue, 21 Feb 2023 15:39:07 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

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Current Accessions in the Lauraceae

  • Cinnamomum camphora
  • Cinnamomum verum
  • Laurus nobilis
  • Persea americana
  • Umbellularia californica
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