Persea americana
Common names
Avocado
Biostatus
Exotic
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons
Flower colours
Green, Yellow
Conservation status
Not applicable
Detailed taxonomy
Genus
Family
Endemic family
No
Ecology
Year naturalised
1989
Origin
Mexico
Reason for introduction
Horticultural
Life cycle and dispersal
Avocado is a popular fruit and the large seeds readily germinate when they are discarded (Webb et al. 1995)
Other information
Etymology
americana: Of South America
NVS code
The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.
PERAME