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Taxon:  Persea gratissima C. F. Gaertn.



Summary
Genus:
Persea
Subgenus:
Persea
Family:
Lauraceae
Nomen number:
27401
Place of publication:
Suppl. carp. 22. 1805
Verified:
01/23/1992 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Reference(s)
  1. Chanderbali, A. S. et al. 2013. Chapter 3. Taxonomy and botany. The avocado: botany, production and uses. 2013 36.
  2. Grellin, J. K. & J. Philpott. A reference guide to medicinal plants. 1990
  3. Kopp, L. E. 1966. A taxonomic revision of the genus Persea in the Western Hemisphere (Perseae-Lauraceae). Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 14(1):15.
Common names
Distribution
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=27401. Accessed 16 December 2025.

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