Persea americana
Common names
Avocado
Biostatus
Exotic
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons
Flower colours
Green, Yellow
Conservation status
Not applicable
Detailed taxonomy
Family
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