Persea americana Mill. race mexican GRIN-Global

Taxon: Persea americana Mill. race mexican

Summary

Genus:

Persea

Subgenus:

Persea

Family:

Lauraceae

Nomen number:

466758

Comment:

[or P. americana Mexican Group]

Verified:

04/16/2013 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Persea americana Mill. (0 active accession[s])
Persea americana Mill. race guatemalan (0 active accession[s])
Persea americana Mill. race west indian (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Heterotypic Synonym(s)

Persea americana Mill. var. drymifolia (Schltdl. & Cham.) S. F. Blake
Persea drymifolia Schltdl. & Cham.

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Reference(s)

Chanderbali, A. S. et al. 2013. Chapter 3. Taxonomy and botany. The avocado: botany, production and uses. 2013 32.
Crane, J. H. et al. 2013. Chapter 8. Cultivars and rootstocks. The avocado: botany, production and uses. 2013 200-233.
Verheij, E. W. M. & R. E. Coronel, eds. 1991. Edible fruits and nuts. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 2:251.

Common names

English
Mexican avocado –

Distribution

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Human food	fruit		Verheij, E. W. M. & R. E. Coronel, eds. 1991. Edible fruits and nuts. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 2:251.

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=466758. Accessed 17 December 2025.