Persea americana

Avocado

As recorded: Persea americana Mill.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Laurales › Lauraceae

Collected by: Herbst, D.R.
Collector number: 7244
Date: February 19, 1984
Locality: N end of Lagona Lake and E to the flat area S of Sinalung (the interior) Lake
Island: Pagan
Region: Northern Mariana Islands
Elevation: 13 m
Identified by: Herbst, D.R.
Record type: Preserved specimen

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

Collected the same day

On February 19, 1984, Herbst, D.R. also collected 24+ other specimens.

Persea americana observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1984. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,570 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)

2026-10-24

Pillar Point Lighthouse Track, Pūponga 7073, New Zealand

(c) cbeem, 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)

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Cite this specimen

Persea americana. BISH 635223. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956347828. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/635223.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956347828 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026