Name:		Persea Mill. [basionym]
Synonym(s):		Machilus Nees
Status:		Genus
Taxonomic position:		Lauraceae Juss. [Family] Laurales Perleb [Order] Magnoliopsida [Class] Magnoliophyta [Division / Phylum] Plantae [Kingdom]
Constituent taxa:		Species Persea americana Mill. Persea anomala Britt. & Wils. Persea borbonia Persea canadensis Persea carolinensis Persea coerulea Persea cordata Persea domingensis Mez. Persea gratissima Gaertn. f. Persea hypoleuca (A. Rich.) Mezzat. Persea indica Mill. Persea japonica (Sieb. & Zucc.) Kosterm. Persea lingue Nees Persea macrantha (Nees) Kosterm. Persea palustris Persea persea (L.) Cockerell Persea petiolaris Persea piriformis Persea pittieri Persea pubescens Persea thunbergia
Cybertruffle Resources:		Biological Records Database (32 records)
Links:		Electronic Plant Information Centre [Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew] Genbank Google images IMI [CABI Fungus Dried Reference Collection] International Plant Names Index New York Botanic Garden [Virtual Herbarium] USDA Plants Database [Natural Resources Conservation Service]