Botanical identity
This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.
KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderLaurales
FamilyLauraceae
GenusPersea
Scientific name with authorshipPersea americana Mill.
Indexed scientific synonyms
? drymifolia Schltdl. & Cham.Laurus indica SieberLaurus indica Sieber ex NeesLaurus persea L.Persea americana C.Bauh.Persea americana subsp. americanaPersea americana subsp. drymifolia (Schltdl. & Cham.) A.E.MurrayPersea americana subsp. drymifolia (Schltdl. & Cham.) S.F.BlakePersea americana subsp. guatemalensis (L.O.Williams) ScoraPersea americana subsp. nubigena (L.O.Williams) L.E.Kopp.Persea americana var. angustifolia MirandaPersea americana var. aztec PopenoePersea americana var. drimyfolia (Cham. & Schltdl.) S.F.BlakePersea americana var. floccosa (Mez) ScoraPersea americana var. guatemalensis (L.O.Williams) ScoraPersea americana var. leiogyna (S.F.Blake) H.P.Kelsey & DaytonPersea americana var. nubigena (L.O.Williams) L.E.KoppPersea americana var. steyermarkii (C.K.Allen) ScoraPersea americana var. tolimanensis (Zentmyer & Schieber) ScoraPersea americana var. toltec PopenoePersea americana var. zentmyeri (Schieber & B.Bergh) ScoraPersea drimyfolia Schltdl. & Cham.Persea edulis Raf.Persea floccosa MezPersea gigantea L.O.WilliamsPersea gratissima C.F.Gaertn.Persea gratissima WightPersea gratissima subsp. praecox NeesPersea gratissima var. drimyfolia (Cham. & Schltdl.) MezPersea gratissima var. macrophylla Meisn.Persea gratissima var. melanocarpa Phil.Persea gratissima var. oblonga Meisn.Persea gratissima var. praecox NeesPersea gratissima var. vulgaris Meisn.Persea leiogyna S.F.BlakePersea macrocarpa Raf.Persea nubigena L.O.WilliamsPersea nubigena subsp. guatemalensis L.O.WilliamsPersea nubigena var. guatemalensis L.O.WilliamsPersea paucitriplinervia LundellPersea persea (L.) CockerellPersea praecox Poepp.Persea praecox Poepp. ex NeesPersea steyermarkii C.K.AllenPersea sylvestris A.Rich.Persea tolimanensis Zentmyer & SchieberPersea zentmyeri Schieber & B.Bergh
Documented use categories
Medicine
Human food
Animal food
Environmental use
Fuel
Gene source
Invertebrate food
Material
Poison reported
Social use
Crop wild relative
These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.
How to interpret this record
Evidence boundary
A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.
Safety boundary
Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.
Dataset record and provenance
DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier325643-2
Use codesAF EU FU GS HF IF MA ME PO SU
Crop wild relativeYes
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!Educational index, not a treatment recommendation
The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.