Avocado Pear
Persea americana
Also known as Soldier's Butter, Butter fruit, Alligator Pear, Aguacate, Abacate
About Avocado Pear
The avocado, alligator pear or avocado pear (Persea americana) is an evergreen tree in the laurel family (Lauraceae). It is native to the Americas, with archaeological evidence of early human avocado use dating back thousands of years across various regions of Central and South America. It was prized for its large and unusually oily fruit. The native range of avocado (Persea americana) extends from Mexico to Peru, encompassing much of Central America and parts of northern and western South America. Its fruit, sometimes also referred to as an alligator pear or avocado pear, is botanically a large berry containing a single large seed.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Persea americana
- Genus
- Persea
- Family
- LAURACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Native to
- Tropical America
- Distribution
- Cultivated in most parts of the world
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-September
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- मक्खनफल, रूचिरा
- Nepali
- एभोकाडो
- Bengali
- অ্যাভোকাডো, মাখনফল
- Tamil
- வெண்ணெய்ப் பழம், வெண்ணெய் பழம்
- Telugu
- వెన్న పండు, అవకాడో, మొసలి బేరి పండు
- Kannada
- ಆವಕಾಡೊ
- Malayalam
- വെണ്ണപ്പഴം, അവ്കാഡൊ, Avocado
- Marathi
- अॅव्होकॅडो
Lauraceae
Laurel/Cinnamon family
Avocado Pear belongs to the Lauraceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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