Persea americana

Avocado

As recorded: Persea americana Mill.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Laurales › Lauraceae

Collected by: Pacific Entomological Survey
Collector number: Ex 275
Date: October 12, 1930
Locality: Atuona
Island: Hiva Oa
Region: French Polynesia
Identified by: Florence, J.
Record type: Preserved specimen

65 Bishop specimens of Persea americana · collected 1905–2012Species page ›

Persea americana observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,569 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-26.

2026-10-26

Ac. Canario Da Terra - Chapecó, SC, Brasil

(c) Guilherme Rodrigues, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-24

Alley 1 Dang Thai Than, Xuan Huong - Da Lat, Lam Dong, VN

(c) momo shou, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-21

Jos, Plateau, NG

(c) Sulaiman Inuwa Muhammad, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20

Calle 36 B, Ciudad del Carmen, Camp., MX

(c) Juliette Acuña, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-20

Hawaii County, US-HI, US

(c) Victoria Rieger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18

1a Avenida, San Pedro Sula, Cortes, HN

(c) Ruth Abigail Calix Espinoza, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Persea americana. BISH 151958. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956534268. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/151958.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956534268 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026