Persea
Sign in to savePersea is a genus of about 111 species of evergreen trees belonging to the laurel family, Lauraceae. The best-known member of the genus is the avocado, P. americana, widely cultivated in subtropical regions for its large, edible fruit.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderLaurales
- FamilyLauraceae
General: is recorded, the avocado: Persea americana Mill. Use: The ‘avocado’ or ‘pear’, Persea americana Mill., is often
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,976
- With media
- 1,014
- Family
- Lauraceae
- Collections
- SDNHM, IBUNAM, UACH, UCMP, SEMAHN
- Recorded in
- United States, Mexico
Research
1,631 papers- Avocado (Persea americana Mill) and its phytoconstituents: potential for cancer prevention and intervention.Critical reviews in food science and nutrition · 2024
- Chemistry and Bioactivity of the Genus Persea - A Review.Chemistry & biodiversity · 2023
- Avocado (Persea americana) seed as a source of bioactive phytochemicals.Current pharmaceutical design · 2013
- Enzymatic browning in avocado (Persea americana) revisited: History, advances, and future perspectives.Critical reviews in food science and nutrition · 2017
- Effects of Avocado (Persea americana) on Metabolic Syndrome: A Comprehensive Systematic Review.Phytotherapy research : PTR · 2017
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- taxon common name
- 鳄梨属
- has fruit type
- berry
- taxonomic type
- Aguacate
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Persea is a genus of about 111 species of evergreen trees belonging to the laurel family, Lauraceae. The best-known member of the genus is the avocado, P. americana, widely cultivated in subtropical regions for its large, edible fruit.
==Overview== They are medium-size trees, tall at maturity. The leaves are simple, lanceolate to broad lanceolate, varying with species from long and broad, and arranged spirally or alternately on the stems. The flowers are in short panicles, with six small greenish-yellow perianth segments long, nine stamens and an ovary with a single embryo. The fruit is an oval or pear-shaped berry, with a fleshy outer covering surrounding the single seed; size is very variable among the species, from in e.g. P. indica, up to in some cultivars of P. americana.
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