As classified in WFO snapshot
June 2024
latest classification for this taxon
species
Persea americana
This species name was first published in Gard. Dict., ed. 8. : [s.p.] (1768)
At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000465160.
Synonyms of Persea americana
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurus persea | Sp. Pl. : 370 (1753) | wfo-0000364124 | ||
| Persea gratissima | Suppl. Carp. : 222 (1807) | wfo-0000465049 | ||
| Persea floccosa | Jahrb. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 5: 148 (1889) | wfo-0000465067 | ||
| Persea edulis | Sylva Tellur. : 134 (1838) | wfo-0000465079 | ||
| Persea gigantea | Ceiba 4: 39 (1953) | wfo-0000465083 | ||
| Persea nubigena | Ceiba 1: 55 (1950) | wfo-0000465111 | ||
| Persea nubigena var. guatemalensis | Econ. Bot. 31: 318 (1977) | wfo-0000465116 | ||
| Persea macrocarpa | Med. Repos. , ser. 2, 5: 352 (1808) | wfo-0000465133 | ||
| Persea drimyfolia | Linnaea 6: 365 (1831) | wfo-0000465144 | ||
| Persea americana var. floccosa | Avocado : 19 (2002) | wfo-0000465159 | ||
| Persea persea | Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 19: 95 (1892) | wfo-0000465855 | ||
| Persea paucitriplinervia | Wrightia 5: 146 (1975) | wfo-0000465857 | ||
| Persea praecox | Syst. Laur. : 129 (1836) | wfo-0000465869 | ||
| Persea zentmyeri | Calif. Avocado Soc. Yearb. 21: 202 (1987) | wfo-0000465879 | ||
| Persea steyermarkii | J. Arnold Arbor. 26: 286 (1945) | wfo-0000465901 | ||
| Persea tolimanensis | Acta Hort. 275: 384 (1990) | wfo-0000465914 | ||
| Persea sylvestris | Hist. Fis. Cuba, Bot. 11: 186 (1850) | wfo-0000465921 | ||
| Persea gratissima var. drimyfolia | Jahrb. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 5: 147 (1889) | wfo-0000467647 | ||
| Persea gratissima var. macrophylla | Prodr. 15(1): 53 (1864) | wfo-0000467648 | ||
| Persea gratissima var. melanocarpa | Anales Univ. Chile 91: 501 (1895) | wfo-0000467649 | ||
| Persea americana var. drimyfolia | J. Washington Acad. Sci. 10: 15 (1920) | wfo-0000467652 | ||
| Persea americana var. nubigena | Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 14(1): 19 (1966) | wfo-0000467653 | ||
| Persea leiogyna | J. Washington Acad. Sci. 10: 19 (1920) | wfo-0001070687 | ||
| Persea americana var. angustifolia | Anales Inst. Biol. Univ. Nac. México 17: 129 (1946) | wfo-0001071155 | ||
| Persea gratissima var. oblonga | Prodr. 15(1): 53 (1864) | wfo-0001071157 | ||
| Persea americana var. americana | – | – | — | wfo-0001071448 |
| Persea gratissima var. vulgaris | Prodr. 15(1): 53 (1864) | — | wfo-0001072080 | |
| Persea gratissima var. praecox | Syst. Laur. : 129 (1836) | — | wfo-0001267169 | |
| Persea americana var. leiogyna | Standard. Pl. Names , ed. 2: 474 (1942) | wfo-0001395425 | ||
| Persea americana var. guatemalensis | Avocado : 20 (2002) | wfo-0001411600 | ||
| Persea americana var. steyermarkii | Avocado : 19 (2002) | wfo-0001411601 | ||
| Persea americana var. tolimanensis | Avocado : 21 (2002) | wfo-0001411602 | ||
| Persea americana var. zentmyeri | Avocado : 19 (2002) | wfo-0001411603 | ||
| Persea americana var. aztec | Ceiba 1(2): 117 (1950) | — | wfo-1200026345 | |
| Persea americana var. toltec | Ceiba 1(3): 227 (1951) | — | wfo-1200026346 | |
| Laurus indica | Syst. Laur. : 128 (1836) | wfo-1200026424 |