EPPO Global Database

Persea americana(PEBAM)

Overview
Code created in: 2002-07-22

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: PEBAM
  • Preferred name: Persea americana
  • Authority: Miller

Notes

Mexico, Central America. Cultivated for its fruits in tropical and subtropical countries. Subspp. drymifolia and nubigena are distinguished in Mexico and Guatemala. Introduced in Bangladesh, China (including Taiwan), Indochina, central Africa, USA (Florida), Mexico, Caribbean, South America (western, Colombia to Argentina), New Zealand


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Persea americana var. drymifolia (Chamisso & Schlechtendal) Blake
Persea americana var. nubigena (Lawson) Kopp
Persea drymifolia Chamisso & Schlechtendal
Persea gratissima Gärtner
Persea persea Cockerell

Common names
Name
Language
ahuakatondo Basque
alvocater Catalan
avokatotræ Danish
avocatoboom Dutch
alligator pear English
avocado English
avocado pear English
holly ghost pear English
avokado Finnish
avocatier French
Avocadobirnbaum German
avokado Hebrew
אֲבוֹקָדוֹ Hebrew
avocado Italian
avokado Norwegian
abacateira Portuguese
pereira-abacate Portuguese
abacate Portuguese (BR)
abacateiro Portuguese (BR)
авокадо Russian
аллигаторова груша Russian
персея американская Russian
aguacate Spanish
aguacatero Spanish
palta Spanish
paltero Spanish
palto Spanish
mantequilla de pobre Spanish (MX)
parachichi Swahili
avokado Swedish