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This name is in version 1.1 of The Plant List, record kew-2529835, with some changes.

M Persea americana Mill. is an accepted name

This name is the accepted name of a species in the genus Persea (family Lauraceae).

The record derives from WCSP (in review) which reports it as an accepted name with original publication details: Gard. Dict. ed. 8 s.p. 1768.

Full publication details for this name can be found in IPNI: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:325643-2.

Synonyms:

See "Status", "Confidence level", "Source" for definitions.

Name Status Confi­dence level Source
Laurus persea L. Synonym M WCSP (in review)
Persea americana var. angustifolia Miranda Synonym L TRO
Persea americana var. drymifolia (Cham. & Schltdl.) S.F.Blake Synonym L WCSP (in review)
Persea americana var. nubigena (L.O.Williams) L.E.Kopp Synonym L WCSP (in review)
Persea drymifolia Cham. & Schltdl. Synonym M WCSP (in review)
Persea edulis Raf. Synonym M TRO
Persea floccosa Mez Synonym M TRO
Persea gigantea L.O.Williams Synonym M WCSP (in review)
Persea gratissima C.F.Gaertn. Synonym M WCSP (in review)
Persea gratissima var. drimyfolia (Schltdl. & Cham.) Mez Synonym L TRO
Persea gratissima var. macrophylla Meisn. Synonym L TRO
Persea gratissima var. oblonga Meisn. Synonym L TRO
Persea gratissima var. praecox Nees Synonym L TRO
Persea gratissima var. vulgaris Meisn. Synonym L TRO
Persea leiogyna Blake Synonym M TRO
Persea nubigena L.O.Williams Synonym M WCSP (in review)
Persea nubigena var. guatemalensis L.O.Williams Synonym L WCSP (in review)
Persea paucitriplinervia Lundell Synonym M TRO
Persea persea (L.) Cockerell Synonym M TRO
Persea steyermarkii C.K.Allen Synonym M WCSP (in review)

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