Kya baat hai. Another good upload by Raman ji. Thanks Regards Prashant On Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 9:01 PM, Satish Phadke <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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 >
