Persea humilis

Nash

Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 22: 157. 1895.

Common names: Silk bay
Endemic
Synonyms: Persea borbonia var. humilis (Nash) L. E. Kopp Tamala humilis (Nash) Small
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Shrubs or small trees, to 10 m. Branches appressed-pubescent. Leaf blade elliptic to lance-elliptic, 5-8 × 1.5-2.5 cm; surfaces abaxially obscured by dense (silky), rusty brown, appressed hairs when young, appearing sooty with age, adaxially green, lustrous. Inflorescences: peduncle mostly shorter than subtending petiole, pubescent. Drupe 10-12 cm wide, glaucous.


Phenology: Flowering spring–early summer.
Habitat: Sand pine-scrub
Elevation: 0-100 m

Discussion

Persea humilis produces fewer flowers and fruits per peduncle than the preceding two species.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.