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Persea americana Mill.

Lauraceae

SC SE North America (Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica) int South America (tropics) and MW ME Africa

SC SE

D E

hel mes xer acid neut

dr (all parts of the tree are utilized in traditional medicines, bark decoction with salt taken orally for digestive tract ailments and anemia, juice from macerated seeds taken orally for hepatitis and liver ailments, leaves and bark teas contain tannin and are taken as anti-diarrhetic, for high blood pressure, cold and jaundice, leaves and fruits extracts have a stimulatory effect on rat uteri and recommended against amenorrhea, oil extracted from the pulp is used in cosmetics, poultices are made from the leaves for pain, headache, rheumatism and sprains) fd (cultivated since 8000 BC for highly nutritious fruits, fruits are an important source of vitamines A, B complex an E protein and digestible fat, oil for salad) fr (bees, fruits are an important food source for pigs and other livestock) fw ma (the seeds furnish a dark brown dye which is employed for making linen, tannin made of stone of fruits) pl (comercial plantation, cultivated: fruits, ornamental for park and garden) sa (shade for coffee tree, soil conservation) ti (cabinet making, fine furniture, turned work) tx (stone fruits)

Laurus gratissima Maycock? Laurus indica Sieb. Laurus persea L. Persea americana Mez Persea americana var. leiogyna (S.F.Blake) Kelsey & Dayton Persea drymifolia Cham. & Schltdl. Persea edulis Raf. Persea ferruginea Kunth Persea gratissima Gaertn. Persea gratissima var. macrophylla Meisn. Persea gratissima var. oblonga Meisn. Persea gratissima var. vulgaris Meisn. Persea leiogyna S.F.Blake Persea persea (L.) Cockerell

American persea; aguacate; alligator pear (Bahamas, Jamaica, Panama, USA); alligator-pear, American avocado; apricot (Virgin Islands); avocado (Panama, USA, Virgin Islands); avocado pear (Bahamas, Jamaica); avocado persea?, butter pear; butter-pear (Belize); palta; pear (Belize, Virgin Islands); pear pear (Jamaica); pear-tree

avocatier d'Amérique; avocat (Haiti); avocatier (Hispaniola); perséa d'Amérique, poire d'alligator; zaboca (Hispaniola)

abacate (Antilles, Mexico); aguacak (Honduras); aguacate (Belize, Bolivia, Central America, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela); aguacate anis (Honduras); aguacatillo (Peru); aguacatino (Honduras); aguacote (Belize); aquacate; avocado (Belize, Costa Rica, Panama, Peru); chontaduro, cítricos, cura, curo, guayabo, guayabos (Colombia); hoyá hora (Ecuador); huira-palto (Peru); mangos (Colombia); pagua (Cuba); palta (Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru); palta gigante (Colombia); palta moena (Peru); palto (Colombia, Peru); persea, plata

abacate, abaceteiro; abukadu (Philippines); advocaat; ahacatl, ahácatl, ahuácatl (nahuatl, Mexico); ahuacuahuitl (nahuatl); alageta (Guam); avocado (India, italian); Avocado (german); awacati; bata (Palau); ju, o, oj (Guatemala); on (maya, Belize; Guatemala); palta (South America); uj (huasteco, Mexico); um, un (Guatemala); zabelbok (creole, Haiti); zabeloc (Hispaniola); zaboka (creole, Haiti)

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Latin name	Persea americana Mill.
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica) int South America (tropics) and MW ME Africa
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	D E
Ecology	hel mes xer acid neut
Use	dr (all parts of the tree are utilized in traditional medicines, bark decoction with salt taken orally for digestive tract ailments and anemia, juice from macerated seeds taken orally for hepatitis and liver ailments, leaves and bark teas contain tannin and are taken as anti-diarrhetic, for high blood pressure, cold and jaundice, leaves and fruits extracts have a stimulatory effect on rat uteri and recommended against amenorrhea, oil extracted from the pulp is used in cosmetics, poultices are made from the leaves for pain, headache, rheumatism and sprains) fd (cultivated since 8000 BC for highly nutritious fruits, fruits are an important source of vitamines A, B complex an E protein and digestible fat, oil for salad) fr (bees, fruits are an important food source for pigs and other livestock) fw ma (the seeds furnish a dark brown dye which is employed for making linen, tannin made of stone of fruits) pl (comercial plantation, cultivated: fruits, ornamental for park and garden) sa (shade for coffee tree, soil conservation) ti (cabinet making, fine furniture, turned work) tx (stone fruits)
Synonym	Laurus gratissima Maycock? Laurus indica Sieb. Laurus persea L. Persea americana Mez Persea americana var. leiogyna (S.F.Blake) Kelsey & Dayton Persea drymifolia Cham. & Schltdl. Persea edulis Raf. Persea ferruginea Kunth Persea gratissima Gaertn. Persea gratissima var. macrophylla Meisn. Persea gratissima var. oblonga Meisn. Persea gratissima var. vulgaris Meisn. Persea leiogyna S.F.Blake Persea persea (L.) Cockerell
English name	American persea; aguacate; alligator pear (Bahamas, Jamaica, Panama, USA); alligator-pear, American avocado; apricot (Virgin Islands); avocado (Panama, USA, Virgin Islands); avocado pear (Bahamas, Jamaica); avocado persea?, butter pear; butter-pear (Belize); palta; pear (Belize, Virgin Islands); pear pear (Jamaica); pear-tree
French name	avocatier d'Amérique; avocat (Haiti); avocatier (Hispaniola); perséa d'Amérique, poire d'alligator; zaboca (Hispaniola)
Spanish name	abacate (Antilles, Mexico); aguacak (Honduras); aguacate (Belize, Bolivia, Central America, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela); aguacate anis (Honduras); aguacatillo (Peru); aguacatino (Honduras); aguacote (Belize); aquacate; avocado (Belize, Costa Rica, Panama, Peru); chontaduro, cítricos, cura, curo, guayabo, guayabos (Colombia); hoyá hora (Ecuador); huira-palto (Peru); mangos (Colombia); pagua (Cuba); palta (Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru); palta gigante (Colombia); palta moena (Peru); palto (Colombia, Peru); persea, plata
Other name	abacate, abaceteiro; abukadu (Philippines); advocaat; ahacatl, ahácatl, ahuácatl (nahuatl, Mexico); ahuacuahuitl (nahuatl); alageta (Guam); avocado (India, italian); Avocado (german); awacati; bata (Palau); ju, o, oj (Guatemala); on (maya, Belize; Guatemala); palta (South America); uj (huasteco, Mexico); um, un (Guatemala); zabelbok (creole, Haiti); zabeloc (Hispaniola); zaboka (creole, Haiti)
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