Persea americana Mill.

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Photo: Bart Wursten
Ndundu Lodge, Vumba

Synonyms:
Common names:	Avocado pear (English) Mukotapeya (Shona)
Description:	Tree to 15 m. Branchlets finely grey-pubescent, glabrescent. Leaves: petiole to 2 cm; lamina 11-25 × 5-10 cm, elliptic; upper surface shiny, green, lower more glaucous; apex acuminate. Panicles up to 15 cm, grey-tomentose when young, appearing with the young leaves. Perianth segments 5 mm, narrowly ovate, equal. Fruit up to 20 cm, green to purple-black when ripe.
Notes:	It has been widely introduced for its edible fruit and both monkeys and man spread the seeds.
Derivation of specific name:	americana: American
Flowering time:	Aug - Sep
Worldwide distribution:	South America
Growth form(s):	Tree.
Insects associated with this species:
Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Image last updated:	Sunday 24 September 2006
Literature:

Flora of Burundi: Persea americana
Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Persea americana
Flora of Zimbabwe: Persea americana

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Persea americana
African Plant Database: Persea americana
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Persea americana
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Persea americana
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Persea americana
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Persea americana
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Persea americana
JSTOR Plant Science: Persea americana
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Persea americana
Plants of the World Online: Persea americana
Tropicos: Persea americana
Wikipedia: Persea americana