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Lauraceae
Persea

not marked as a favorite taxon *Persea americana P. Miller. Common name: Avocado, Alligator-pear. Habitat: Suburban woodlands, hammocks. Distribution: Native of s. Mexico.

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Origin/Endemic status: Neotropics

Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, Fl2, FNA3, K4, NS, POWO, WH3; Laurus persea L.; = Persea persea (L.) Cockerell — S, S13. Basionym: Persea americana Mill. 1768 "Urbasionym:" Laurus persea L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Persea americana - FNA3

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image #1 of Persea americana© Dutta Roy Sagnik, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Dutta Roy Sagnik source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Persea americana© Neptalí Ramírez Marcial, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Neptalí Ramírez Marcial source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Persea americana© Thomas Irvine, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Thomas Irvine source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Persea americana© Neptalí Ramírez Marcial, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Neptalí Ramírez Marcial source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Persea americana© J.W. Hardin

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