Genus: Persea Mill.

List of Species Records in GRIN.

References for genus:

• Campos Rojas, E. et al. 2007. Persea (avocados) phylogenetic analysis based on morphological characters: hypothesis of species relationships. Genet. Resources Crop Evol. 54:249–258. [advocates separation of subg. Persea and Eriodaphne into independent genera].
  
• Li, L. et al. 2011. Molecular phylogenetic analysis of the Persea group (Lauraceae) and its biogeographic implications on the evolution of tropical and subtropical Amphi-Pacific disjunctions. Amer. J. Bot. 98:1520–1536. [this study recovered a polyphyletic genus as presently circumscribed; it suggested that monophyly can be supported after the segregation of some Neotropical species; both subgenera were resolved as monophyletic].
  
• Rohwer, J. G. et al. 2009. Is Persea (Lauraceae) monophyletic? Evidence from nuclear ribosomal ITS sequences. Taxon 58:1153–1167. [appears not to be monophyletic, as species of sect. Eriodaphne may need to be segregated as the genus Mutisiopersica Kosterm.].
  
• van der Werff, H. 2002. A synopsis of Persea (Lauraceae) in Central America. Novon 12:575–586.
  

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Synonyms (=), probable synonyms (=~), and possible synonyms (~) for genus:

• (~ ) Machilus Nees
• (=~) Mutisiopersea Kosterm.
• (= ) Tamala Raf.

Check other nomenclature databases for Persea:

• ING: Index Nominum Genericorum
• NCU-3e: Names in Current Use for Extant Plant Genera

Subdivisions of genus Persea:

Images:

• Embryo drawing (Persea donnell-smithii): U.S. National Seed Herbarium drawing
• Seed (Persea americana): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image
• Seed (Persea borbonia): U.S. National Seed Herbarium image

More:

• Check PlantSystematics.org
• Check H. D. Wilson's Vascular Plant Image Library (Texas A. & M. University)

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy

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