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Persea americana

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BISH 736760Botany

Persea americana

Avocado

As recorded: Persea americana Mill.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Laurales › Lauraceae

Collected by
Oppenheimer, H.L.; Perlman, S.Hank L. Oppenheimer →Steven Perlman →
Collector number
H50809
Date
May 29, 2008
Locality
Maunalei Gulch, gulch bottom upstream of old pump station,
Island
Lānaʻi
Region
Hawaii, United States
Coordinates
20.8434, -156.8950
Elevation
335 m
Identified by
Kennedy, B.
Record type
Preserved specimen
65 Bishop specimens of Persea americana · collected 1905–2012Species page ›

Where it was collected

Collected the same day

On May 29, 2008, Oppenheimer, H.L.; Perlman, S. also collected 11 other specimens.

Still here: Persea americana observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 2008. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1 research-grade sighting in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2024-06-26.

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Persea americana. BISH 736760. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956301373. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/736760.

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