Persea americana Mill.
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Authority
Popenoe, Wilson. 1924. Economic fruit-bearing plants of Ecuador. Contr. U. S. Natl. Herb. 24: i-ix, 101-134. pl. 34-49.
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Family
Lauraceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Description - [No description provided.]
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Discussion
This tree, the West Indian avocado of North American horticulturists, is distinguished from the highland or Mexican avocado (P. americana drymifolia) by its foliage, which, when crushed, has none of the aniselike odor characteristic of the latter; and by ita fruit, which has a thick, leathery skin, in place of a thin, membranous one. There is a famous tree in the town of Esmeraldas, which yields avocados a kilogram in weight and of excellent quality. Some good fruits are produced in the Province of Guayas, also; but in general it may be said that the avocados of this race which are grown in Ecuador are inferior to the best from Cuba and Florida.
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Common Names
aguacate, palta, avocado