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    Avocado (redirect from Persea americana)
    The avocado, alligator pear or avocado pear (Persea americana) is a medium-sized, evergreen tree in the laurel family (Lauraceae). It is native to the...
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    up to 10–20 cm (3.94–7.87 inches) in some cultivars of P. americana. The species of Persea have a disjunct distribution, with about 70 Neotropical species...
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    Its edible fruit resembles that of the avocado (Persea americana), a related tree in the genus Persea. Other common names include aguacate de montaña...
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  • (1995). "Isolation and identification of a compound from avocado (Persea americana) leaves which causes necrosis of the acinar epithelium of the lactating...
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  • The 'Lula' avocado (Persea americana 'Lula') is an avocado cultivar that originated in South Florida. 'Lula' became a widely propagated avocado after its...
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  • The Monroe avocado (Persea americana 'Monroe') is a commercial named cultivar of avocado that originated in south Florida. It became popular for its production...
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    from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-08-25. "MIA 22683 - Persea americana - Choquette - Florida, United States". USDA, ARS, National Genetic...
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    is an edible oil extracted from the pulp of avocados, the fruit of Persea americana. It is used as an edible oil both raw and for cooking, where it is...
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    Persea americana 'Hass' Genus Persea Species Persea americana Cultivar 'Hass' Breeder Rudolph Hass Origin First grown at La Habra Heights, California...
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     383. ISBN 9789287157447. Grolier Incorporated (2000). The encyclopedia Americana. Grolier. p. 715. ISBN 978-0-7172-0133-4. [1] proprofs.com – National...
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    Greater rhea (redirect from Rhea americana)
    fruit, for example of Duguetia furfuracea (Annonaceae) or avocados (Persea americana, Lauraceae) can be seasonally important. They do not usually eat cereal...
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    Guatemala. Its larvae have been found to associate with the logs of Persea americana. There were two subspecies recognized, D. hyllus hyllus and D. hyllus...
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    Ogata-Aguilar, Nisao & Landero-Torres, Ivonne (2007). "The avocado (Persea americana, Lauraceae) crop in Mesoamerica: 10,000 years of history" (PDF). Harvard...
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    Prunus (peaches, plums and cherries), olives, coconut, dates, bayberry and Persea species. Some definitions make the mere presence of an internally differentiated...
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    Asafoetida (Ferula assafoetida) Avens (Geum urbanum) Avocado leaf (Persea americana) Barberry (Berberis vulgaris and other Berberis spp.) Basil, sweet...
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    have found that the species is nested within the genus Persea, closely related to Persea americana (avocado). The La Gomera subspecies is distinct and endangered...
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  • Plant List. Persea alba Nees & Mart. Persea albida Kosterm. Persea americana Mill. Persea areolatocostae (C.K.Allen) van der Werff Persea benthamiana...
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  • palmetto bug or waterbug Persea americana, the avocado, aguacate, palta, butter pear or alligator pear tree Pilularia americana, the American pillwort,...
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  • mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus), apples (Malus domestica), avocados (Persea americana), and lettuce (Lactuca sativa). PPO is listed as a morpheein, a protein...
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    January 2017. "USDA GRIN Taxonomy: Persea americana". Retrieved 3 January 2017. "USDA GRIN Taxonomy: Agave americana". Retrieved 8 January 2017. "USDA...
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    fish Golden trout Oncorhynchus mykiss aguabonita 1947 Fruit Avocado Persea americana 2013 Gemstone Benitoite 1985 Gold rush ghost town Bodie 2002 Grain...
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    Bactris gasipaes, Cocos nucifera, Citrus, Tectona grandis, Eucalyptus, Persea americana, Eriobotrya japonica and Terminalia catappa. Treknature.com: Oiketicus...
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    introduced plants are the guayaba or guava (Psidium guajava), avocado (Persea americana), cascarilla (Cinchona pubescens), balsa (Ochroma pyramidale), hill...
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    Maluma (Persea Americana Mill. cv. 'Maluma') is a commercial cultivar of avocado that was discovered in South Africa. It is marketed simply as 'Maluma'...
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    Smith, J. A. (April 2015). "Responses of swamp bay, Persea palustris, and avocado, Persea americana , to various concentrations of the laurel wilt pathogen...
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    2024. Landon, Amanda J. (2009). "Domestication and Significance of Persea americana, the Avocado, in Mesoamerica". Nebraska Anthropologist. 47. Archived...
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    Ogata-Aguilar, Nisao & Landero-Torres, Ivonne (2007). "The avocado (Persea americana, Lauraceae) crop in Mesoamerica: 10,000 years of history" (PDF). Harvard...
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    Barrientos-Priego, F.; Castaneda-Vildozola, A.; Gazit, S. (1999). "Avocado (Persea americana Mill.) pollinators in its region of origin" (PDF). Revista Chapingo...
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    Arzate-Fernández, Amaury M. (2007-06-30). "Some aspects of avocado (Persea americana Mill.) diversity and domestication in Mesoamerica". Genetic Resources...
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    other uses. One widely cultivated magnoliid fruit is the avocado (Persea americana), which is believed to have been cultivated in Mexico and Central America...
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