Persea americana Mill. belongs to the Lauraceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Persea americana, Rincon2459--MX. Veracruz. Volcan San Martin. 25 May 01. 001.jpg
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Laurales
Family
Lauraceae
Genus
Persea
Specific Epithet
americana
Authorship
Mill.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 1.6
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
IUCN Red List
EDGE score
0.1
Global rank
#266,499 of 335,497
Top 80%
Extinction probability
6%
Location
Mexico, Veracruz
18.541111, -95.196389
Location Remarks
Volcan San Martin, lower and upper western slopes.
Collectors
Arturo Rincon, Carlos Duran-Espinosa, Christopher Davidson, James F. Smith
