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Latin name

Family

Distribution

North America distribution zone

Height

Foliage

Ecology

Use

Synonym

English name

French name

Spanish name

Other name

Trade name

Persea caerulea (Ruiz & Pav.) Mez

Lauraceae

SE North America (Central America) South America (tropics)

M[L]

D E

fw pp (very good for paper pulp) ti (boxes, cabinet work, crates, furniture, general carpentry, interior construction, mould, plywood, veneer)

Laurus caerulea Ruiz & Pav. Persea laevigata Kunth Persea laevigata var. caerulea Meisn. Persea lignitepala Lasser Persea petiolaris Kunth Persea pyrifolia Nees & Mart. Persea skutchii C.K.Allen

darkblue persea

avocatier bleu

aguacata de monte (Nicaragua); aguacate anis? (Honduras); aguacate blanco, aguacate cogollo colorado (Nicaragua); aguacatillo (Costa Rica, Honduras); aguacatillo ascá (Costa Rica); aquacatillo (Colombia, Costa Rica, Venezuela); cirrí (Costa Rica); cogollo colorado (Nicaragua); pepenance (Honduras)

anukinuri (Bolivia)

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Latin name	Persea caerulea (Ruiz & Pav.) Mez
Family	Lauraceae
Distribution	SE North America (Central America) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SE
Height	M[L]
Foliage	D E
Ecology
Use	fw pp (very good for paper pulp) ti (boxes, cabinet work, crates, furniture, general carpentry, interior construction, mould, plywood, veneer)
Synonym	Laurus caerulea Ruiz & Pav. Persea laevigata Kunth Persea laevigata var. caerulea Meisn. Persea lignitepala Lasser Persea petiolaris Kunth Persea pyrifolia Nees & Mart. Persea skutchii C.K.Allen
English name	darkblue persea
French name	avocatier bleu
Spanish name	aguacata de monte (Nicaragua); aguacate anis? (Honduras); aguacate blanco, aguacate cogollo colorado (Nicaragua); aguacatillo (Costa Rica, Honduras); aguacatillo ascá (Costa Rica); aquacatillo (Colombia, Costa Rica, Venezuela); cirrí (Costa Rica); cogollo colorado (Nicaragua); pepenance (Honduras)
Other name	anukinuri (Bolivia)
Trade name