Thanks for showing this plant with full details. *Persea americana* Family : Lauraceae
On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 3:24 PM, raman <[email protected]> wrote: > The *avocado* (*Persea americana*) is a > tree<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tree>native to Central Mexico, > [1] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persea_americana#cite_note-0>classified in > the flowering > plant <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flowering_plant> family > Lauraceae<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauraceae>along with > cinnamon <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinnamon>, > camphor<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinnamomum_camphora>and bay > laurel <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bay_laurel>. *Avocado* or *alligator > pear* also refers to the fruit <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fruit> ( > botanically <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botany> a large > berry<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berry>that contains a single seed > [2] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persea_americana#cite_note-1>) of the > tree, which may be pear-shaped, egg-shaped or spherical. > > Avocados are commercially valuable and are cultivated in tropical and > Mediterranean climates throughout the world. They have a green-skinned, > pear-shaped fleshy body that ripens after harvesting. Trees are partially > self-pollinating <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-pollination> and > often are propagated <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plant_propagation>through > grafting <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grafting> to maintain a > predictable quality and quantity of the fruit. > > > Raman > -- Dr Satish Phadke
