Persea Mill.

First published in Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4.: [s.p.] (1754)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & Subtropical America to S. South America, Macaronesia.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northeast, Argentina South, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Canary Is., Chile Central, Chile South, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Madeira, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.

Introduced into:

Argentina Northwest, Assam, Azores, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Burkina, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Central African Repu, Central American Pac, China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, Congo, Cook Is., Cyprus, East Himalaya, Easter Is., Fiji, Florida, Galápagos, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, Hawaii, India, Kenya, Laos, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Mauritius, New York, New Zealand North, Pitcairn Is., Rodrigues, Réunion, Society Is., Solomon Is., Sudan, Taiwan, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Vanuatu, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, Zaïre

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Rodrigues de Moraes, P.L. (2012). The Lauraceae collected in Brazil by Ludwig Riedel - I. Harvard Papers in Botany 17: 185-216.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2013 de Kok, Rogier; Seda Sengun, Weng, Feng [1567] China K000734489 Yes
Jun 23, 2009 Nguyen et al. [HNK 1480] Vietnam K000605325 Yes
Jan 1, 2005 Middleton, D. [3016] Thailand K000610674 Yes
Sep 17, 2003 Castro et al. [22089] Philippines K000009419 Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Lei, C.I. [1029] Hong Kong K000778775 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1957 Glaziou, A.F.M. [17182] Brazil K000512721 Type Yes
Jan 1, 1957 Purdie [s.n.] Colombia K000602066 Type Yes
Feb 23, 1945 Bang, M. [1733] Bolivia K000602056 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dec 20, 1944 Bar, N.L. [5082] India K000778800 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dec 20, 1944 Bar, N.L. [2662] India K000778801 Type Yes
Eberhardt [4027] Vietnam K001625241 Yes
Ramirez, J.; Arias, J.; Alvarez, O.; Munoz, G.; Pipoly, J.; et al [18577] Colombia K001560742 Yes
Poilane, E. [19000] Vietnam K001572866 Yes
Cavalerie, J. [4465] China K000778774 Isotype Yes
Wong, K.M.; Jangarun, E. [WKM 3349] Brunei K001639177 Yes
Thorel, Dr. [1178] Vietnam K001870120 Yes
Poilane, E. [19133] Vietnam K001572874 Yes
Delavay, M. l'abbé [s.n.] China K001572888 Yes
Poilane, M.E. [15827] Laos K001625220 Yes
Poilane, M.E. [19107] Vietnam K001625222 Yes
Vriese, W.H.de. [s.n.] Indonesia K000778820 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sellow [s.n.] Brazil K000512718 Type Yes
Sello [324] Brazil K000512719 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sello [324] Brazil K000512720 Unknown Type Material Yes
Niyomdham, C. [879] Thailand K001870225 Yes
Bang, M. [1657] Bolivia K000602055 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bang, M. [1657] Bolivia K000602054 Unknown Type Material Yes
Poilane, M.E. [24597] Vietnam K001572829 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [2502] Thailand K000395354 Type Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [2502] Thailand K000395356 Type Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [2502] Thailand K000395355 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K000778824 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drummond, T. [285] United States K000778826 Unknown Type Material Yes
Riedel [2234] Brazil K000602085 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lamb, A. [MTED 187] Malaysia K:SPC-61184.000 No
Junghuhn, F.W. [559] Indonesia K000778819 Unknown Type Material Yes
Drummond, T. [285] United States K000778825 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
  • Trees of New Guinea

    • Trees of New Guinea
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