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Genus: Persea (avocado genus)
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plants) > magnoliids > Order: Laurales > Family: Lauraceae
About 150 species worldwide (tropics). None is indigenous
to southern Africa but there are two species that are cultivated in this region,
including the well-known Avocado Persea
americana.
Species cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Persea americana (Avocado) Indigenous to Central and South America and
domesticated by 500 BC. The name 'Avocado' and comes from the Aztec name
meaning 'testicle tree'. |
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Persea borbonia (Red bay) Indigenous to SE USA. |
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