Persea americana Mill.

Laurus persea Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 1: 370. 1753. "Habitat in America calida." RCN: 2917. Lectotype (van der Werff in Novon 12: 580. 2002): [icon] " Prunifera arbor, fructu maximo pyriformi viridi, pericarpio esculento butyraceo nucleum unicum maximum nullo ossiculo tectum, cingente " in Sloane, Voy. Jamaica 2: 132, t. 222, f. 2. 1725. - Typotype: Herb. Sloane 7: 77 (BM-SL). Current name: Persea americana Mill. (Lauraceae).Published as part of Jarvis, Charlie, 2007, Chapter 7: Linnaean Plant Names and their Types (part L), pp. 610-650 in Order out of Chaos. Linnaean Plant Types and their Types, London :Linnaean Society of London in association with the Natural History Museum on page 616, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.29197