As classified in WFO snapshot
June 2025
latest classification for this taxon
genus
Persea
This genus name was first published in Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4. : [s.p.] (1754)
At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus 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-4000028846.
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Synonyms of Persea
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apollonias | Hufeland. Ill. : 10 (1833) | wfo-4000002729 | ||
| Mutisiopersea | Rheedea 3: 133 (1993) | wfo-4000025049 | ||
| Tamala | Sylva Tellur. : 136 (1838) | wfo-4000037496 | ||
| Nyrophylla | Elem. Bot. 2: 240 (1790) | wfo-4100001989 |
Species in Persea ( ${pageIsLoading?'loading':'showing'} species ${currentlyShowingRangeFirst} to ${currentlyShowingRangeLast} of ${ totalPartsCount })
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Unplaced Names
These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Persea:
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persea unranked Corynopodes | Syst. Laur. {Nees] 124. 1836 | wfo-1200029713 | ||
| Persea unranked Eriodaphne | Linnaea 8(Heft 1): 50. 1833 [early 1833] | wfo-1200029712 | ||
| Persea americana subsp. drymifolia | Kalmia 15: 17 (1985), without basionym ref. | wfo-0001368947 | ||
| Persea amplexicaulis var. amplifolia | Syst. Laur. : 672 (1836) | wfo-0001395426 | ||
| Persea angustifolia | Anales Soc. Ci. Argent. 5: 261 (1878) | wfo-1200026423 | ||
| Persea australis | Cat. Pl. Exot. 22/23: 27 (1869) | wfo-0000465220 | ||
| Persea basiobtusa | Novon 31(1): 198 2023 | wfo-1000056119 | ||
| Persea calva | Novon 32: 131 2024 | wfo-1000075825 | ||
| Persea camfora | Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 2: 268. 1825 [Jan-May 1825] | wfo-0000465223 | ||
| Persea chartacea | Nat. Hist. Bull. Siam Soc. 25: 42 (1974 publ. 1975) | wfo-0000465211 | ||
| Persea chunii | Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 77(3): 546 (1990), basionym not validly publ. | wfo-0001224446 | ||
| Persea dryadum | Novon 31(1): 201 2023 | wfo-1000056120 | ||
| Persea endothrix | Reinwardtia 9: 111 (1974) | wfo-0000465076 | ||
| Persea fragrans | Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 77(3): 546 (1990), basionym not validly publ. | wfo-0001071696 | ||
| Persea granulosa | Anales Soc. Ci. Argent. 5: 265 (1878) | wfo-0000465052 | ||
| Persea gratissima var. drymifolia | – | wfo-0001392685 | ||
| Persea hartmannii | Contr. Gray Herb. 70: 69. 1924 | wfo-0000467571 | ||
| Persea himalayaensis | Nelumbo 51: 254. 2009 [31 Dec 2009] | wfo-0000746939 | ||
| Persea jitotolensis | Cat. Pl. Exot. 22/23: 27 (1869) | wfo-0000465059 | ||
| Persea laurel-moroti | Anales Soc. Ci. Argent. 5: 263 (1878) | wfo-0000465125 | ||
| Persea lobitensis | Bull. Bot. Surv. India 48: 138 2006 | — | wfo-0001285349 | |
| Persea longipeda | Misc. Bot. 13: 14 (1853) | wfo-0000465135 | ||
| Persea magniperulata | Nat. Hist. Bull. Siam Soc. 25: 42 (1974 publ. 1975) | wfo-0000465110 | ||
| Persea malayana | Reinwardtia 8: 118 (1970) | wfo-0000465106 | ||
| Persea mutisii var. pohlii | Prodr. 15(1): 45 (1864) | wfo-0001395432 | ||
| Persea nam-mu | Hooker's Icon. Pl. 14: t. 1316. 1880 [1880-1882 publ. Apr 1880] | wfo-0000465121 | ||
| Persea nitens | Jahrb. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 5: 146 (1889) | wfo-0000465118 | ||
| Persea pedunculosa var. verbascifolia | Prodr. 15(1): 505 (1864) | wfo-0001395433 | ||
| Persea punctata | Arbeiten Königl. Bot. Gart. Breslau i. 114 (1892), descr. ampl. () | wfo-1200113230 | ||
| Persea punctata var. mathewsii | – | wfo-0001392183 | ||
| Persea pyrifolia | Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 4(2): 156 (1827) | wfo-0001070551 | ||
| Persea quarciticola | Brittonia 76(1): 11 2024 | wfo-1000066268 | ||
| Persea riedelii | Prodr. 15(1): 54 (1864) | wfo-0001070553 | ||
| Persea rigida | Syst. Laur. 154 1836 | — | wfo-0001070554 | |
| Persea sect. Eriodaphne | Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 15(1): 43. 1864 [May 1864] | wfo-1000047054 | ||
| Persea sect. Gnesiopersea | Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 15(1): 51. 1864 [Mai 1864] | wfo-1200029796 | ||
| Persea sect. Hexanthera | Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 14(1): 14. 1966 [15 Mar 1966] | wfo-1200029795 | ||
| Persea subg. Clavipersea | Pengum. Balai Besar Penjel. Kehut. Indonesia 57: 35. 1957 | wfo-1000039937 | ||
| Persea subg. Gnesiopersea | Syst. Laur. {Nees] 124. 1836 | wfo-1000047055 | ||
| Persea subg. Hemipersea | Jahrb. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 5: 138. 1889 | wfo-1000047053 | ||
| Persea subg. Heterandra | – | Jahrb. Königl. Bot. Gart. Berlin 5: 140. 1889 | wfo-1000047052 | |
| Persea subg. Machilus | Pengum. Balai Besar Penjel. Kehut. Indonesia 57: 35. 1957 | wfo-1000039938 | ||
| Persea tranninensis | Bull. Soc. Bot. France 59(Mém. 3g): 593. 1913 | wfo-0001070637 | ||
| Persea triplinervia var. wrightii | – | wfo-0001392050 | ||
| Persea velutina | Gen. Pl. [Bentham & Hooker f.] 3(1): 159 (Ocoteae sp.). 1880 [7 Feb 1880] | wfo-0000465896 | ||
| Persea yacupeti | Anales Soc. Ci. Argent. 5: 264 (1878) | wfo-0000465880 |