Species Persea americana | Known

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Taxonomy

Taxonomic Rank: Species
Author: Mill.
Publication: Gard. Dict., ed. 8. : [s.p.] (1768)

Superior Taxa

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Pteridobiotina
Phylum: Angiosperms
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Persea

Synonyms

Laurus persea Persea gratissima Persea edulis Persea gigantea Persea nubigena Persea nubigena var. guatemalensis Persea drimyfolia Persea americana var. floccosa Persea persea Persea paucitriplinervia Persea zentmyeri Persea steyermarkii Persea tolimanensis Persea sylvestris Persea gratissima var. macrophylla Persea gratissima var. melanocarpa Persea americana var. drimyfolia Persea leiogyna Persea americana var. angustifolia Persea gratissima var. oblonga Persea americana var. americana Persea gratissima var. vulgaris Persea gratissima var. praecox Persea americana var. guatemalensis Persea americana var. steyermarkii Persea americana var. tolimanensis Persea americana var. zentmyeri Persea americana var. toltec Laurus indica Persea macrocarpa Persea floccosa Persea praecox Persea gratissima var. drimyfolia Persea americana var. nubigena Persea americana var. leiogyna Persea americana var. aztec