View source for Persea ← Persea You do not have permission to edit this page, for the following reason: The action you have requested is limited to users in the group: Users. You can view and copy the source of this page. {{Treatment/ID |accepted_name=Persea |accepted_authority=Miller |publications={{Treatment/Publication |title=Gard. Dict. Abr. ed. |place=4. 1754, name conserved }} |common_names=Red bay |basionyms= |synonyms={{Treatment/ID/Synonym |name=Tamala |authority=Rafinesque }} |hierarchy=Lauraceae;Persea |hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Lauraceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Persea]]</div></div> |etymology=used by Theophrastus for an oriental tree |volume=Volume 3 |mention_page= |treatment_page= }}<!-- --><span class="statement" id="st-d0_s0" data-properties="shrub duration;tree size"><b>Shrubs </b>to medium-sized trees, evergreen.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s1" data-properties="bark coloration;bark width;bark relief"><b>Bark </b>reddish-brown, thin, fissured.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s2" data-properties="leaf arrangement;leaf odor"><b>Leaves </b>alternate, aromatic.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s3" data-properties="leaf-blade architecture"><b>Leaf-</b>blade pinnately veined;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s4" data-properties="surface pubescence;surface pubescence">surfaces pubescent, especially abaxially, becoming glabrescent with age;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s5" data-properties="domatium presence">domatia absent.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s6" data-properties="inflorescence presence;inflorescence position;leaf life cycle;cyme architecture;cyme architecture"><b>Inflorescence </b>appearing when mature leaves present, axillary, flowers in pedunculate, compound cymes.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s7" data-properties="flower reproduction"><b>Flowers </b>bisexual;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s8" data-properties="tepal duration;tepal coloration;tepal pubescence;outer tepal height or length or size">tepals persistent, yellowish, pubescent, outer tepals slightly shorter than inner;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s9" data-properties="stamen quantity;anther architecture or structure in adjective form;anther architecture;outer stamen quantity;stamen dehiscence;anther dehiscence;inner stamen quantity">stamens 9, anthers 4-locular, 4-valved, anthers of outer 6 stamens introrse, anthers of inner 3 latrorse;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s10" data-properties="staminode quantity;staminode shape">staminodes 3, sagittate;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s11" data-properties="ovary shape">ovary nearly globose.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s12" data-properties="drupe coloration;drupe coloration;drupe coloration;drupe shape;base duration"><b>Drupe </b>dark blue to black, nearly globose, borne on pedicel with tepals persistent at base;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s13" data-properties="">cupule absent.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s14" data-properties="cupule presence;x chromosome quantity">x = 12.</span><!-- -->{{Treatment/Body |distribution=Tropical and subtropical regions;Western Hemisphere |discussion=<p>Species ca. 150 (3 in the flora).</p><!-- --><p>Persea americana Miller, the avocado of commerce, with large, fleshy fruits and deciduous tepals, is widely grown in California and Florida. It may persist after cultivation.</p><!-- --><p>Pubescence type and density are the most reliable characteristics in identifying species and are best seen on young leaves and branches.</p> |tables= |references= }}<!-- --><div class="treatment-key"> ==Key== <div class="treatment-key-group"> {| class="wikitable fna-keytable" |-id=key-0-1 |1 |Pubescence of branches and leaves erect, crisped; peduncle longer than subtending leaf petiole. |[[Persea palustris|Persea palustris]] |-id=key-0-1 |1 |Pubescence of branches and leaves appressed; peduncle equal to or shorter than subtending leaf petiole. |[[#key-0-2| > 2]] |-id=key-0-2 |2 |Abaxial leaf surface moderately pubescent, glabrescent with age; leaf blade 6–16 cm. |[[Persea borbonia|Persea borbonia]] |-id=key-0-2 |2 |Abaxial leaf surface densely pubescent, appearing sooty with age; leaf blade 5–8 cm. |[[Persea humilis|Persea humilis]] |} </div></div><!-- -->{{#Taxon: name=Persea |author=B. Eugene Wofford |authority=Miller |rank=genus |parent rank=family |synonyms=Tamala |basionyms= |family=Lauraceae |distribution=Tropical and subtropical regions;Western Hemisphere |reference=None |publication title=Gard. Dict. Abr. ed. |publication year= |special status= |source xml=https://jpend@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/287ef3db526bd807d435a3c7423ef2df1e951227/V3/V3_1009.xml |genus=Persea |anther architecture=4-valved |anther architecture or structure in adjective form=4-locular |anther dehiscence=latrorse |bark coloration=reddish-brown |bark relief=fissured |bark width=thin |base duration=persistent |cupule presence=absent |cyme architecture=compound;pedunculate |domatium presence=absent |drupe coloration=dark blue;black |drupe shape=globose |flower reproduction=bisexual |inflorescence position=axillary |inflorescence presence=absent |inner stamen quantity=3 |leaf arrangement=alternate |leaf life cycle=mature |leaf odor=aromatic |leaf-blade architecture=veined |outer stamen quantity=6 |outer tepal height or length or size=slightly shorter |ovary shape=globose |shrub duration=evergreen |stamen dehiscence=introrse |stamen quantity=9 |staminode quantity=3 |staminode shape=sagittate |surface pubescence=glabrescent;pubescent |tepal coloration=yellowish |tepal duration=persistent |tepal pubescence=pubescent |tree size=medium-sized |x chromosome quantity=12 }}<!-- -->[[Category:Treatment]][[Category:Lauraceae]] Templates used on this page: Template:Lauraceae (view source) Template:Treatment/AuthorLink (view source) Template:Treatment/Body (view source) Template:Treatment/Body/Maps (view source) Template:Treatment/ID (view source) Template:Treatment/ID/Synonym (view source) Template:Treatment/Publication (view source) Return to Persea.