Biology:Persea caerulea

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Short description: Species of tree

Persea caerulea
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Persea
Species:
P. caerulea
Binomial name
Persea caerulea
(Ruiz & Pav.) Mez
Synonyms[2]
  • Laurus caerulea Ruiz & Pav.
  • (Ruiz & Pav.) Meisn. Willd. ex Meisn.
  • Kunth Persea lignitepala
  • Laurus pruinosa Lasser
  • Laurus coerulea Willd. ex Nees
  • Kunth Persea skutchii
  • Laurus pyrifolia C.K.Allen
  • Persea laevigata var. caerulea Ruiz & Pav. ex Meisn.
  • Willd. ex Nees Laurus viburnoides
  • Laurus laevigata Willd. ex Nees
  • Persea petiolaris Persea laevigata

Persea caerulea is a species of evergreen tree in the laurel family, Lauraceae.[2][3][4] It is native to tropical Central and South America, ranging from El Salvador and Honduras through Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama to Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia.[2]

References

  1. Lorea Hernández, F.; Wegier, A.; Mastretta-Yanes, A.; Tobón, W. (2017). "Persea caerulea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2017. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/101316378/129765722. Retrieved January 19, 2025. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Persea caerulea (Ruiz & Pav.) Mez". The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d.. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:190613-2. 
  3. "Persea caerulea (Ruiz & Pav.) Mez". Species 2000. n.d.. https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/4F992. 
  4. Grandtner, M. M.; Chevrette, Julien (2013) (in en). Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press. pp. 491. ISBN 978-0-12-396954-5. 

Wikidata ☰ Q6072922 entry