Persea americana
Let an agent explain the avocado tree and fruit, relay botany, cultivars, cultivation and trade from horticultural sources, describe the Reed cultivar, and distinguish avocado from other Persea species and from the fruit as food product, presenting environmental and social debates with attribution.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain the avocado tree and fruit, relay botany, cultivars, cultivation and trade from horticultural sources, describe the Reed cultivar, and distinguish avocado from other Persea species and from the fruit as food product, presenting environmental and social debates with attribution.
The avocado tree, Persea americana, an evergreen tree of the laurel family native to Mexico and Central America, grown for its oily, nutrient-rich fruit, with cultivars grouped into Mexican, Guatemalan and West Indian races, including Hass, the dominant commercial cultivar, and Reed, a large round summer-ripening cultivar; avocado production has expanded rapidly, with debates about water use and land conversion in producing regions.
What it is for: Food.
It can be explain botany and cultivars; relay cultivation and trade; describe debates with attribution; distinguish related plants.
Distinguishing features
Oil-rich fruit
Three horticultural races
Grafted cultivars
Rapid market growth
What it looks like
A tree with glossy leaves bearing green to purple-black pear-shaped or round fruits.
Physical character
world production: about 9 million tonnes - 2020s
largest producer: Mexico note
Hass patented: 1935 year
Reed cultivar: selected in California, 1948 note
How it is recognised
Tree bearing avocado fruit
Hass, Reed, Fuerte cultivars; Mexican, Guatemalan and West Indian races
Other Persea species are wild relatives; the fruit is the food product
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
belongs to -
produces - the fruit
includes cultivar -
In practice
Families and kinds
Mexican race
Guatemalan race including Reed
West Indian race
Hass and other hybrids
rootstocks
Identifiers
GBIF 3034050 Persea americana
ITIS 18154 Persea americana
Standards and regulation
Phytosanitary and export regulations
Deforestation and water use rules in producing regions
Failure modes and hazards
Toxicity of leaves to some animals
Partisan framing of environmental debates
Confusing cultivars
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What the avocado tree is.
Science.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is Persea americana, and how does it differ from other Persea species and the fruit as food? definition
- Is the question about botany, cultivars, farming, nutrition or trade debates? boundary
Cultivars
Races and cultivars.
Cultivars
Cultivars.
- What are the Mexican, Guatemalan and West Indian races and the Hass and Reed cultivars? definition
- Which entry fits the specific cultivar? action
Cultivation Cultivation.
Application.
Growing
Growing.
Growing
Growing.
- How are avocados grafted, grown and harvested? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Ripening
Ripening.
Ripening
Ripening.
- Why do avocados ripen only after picking? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Trade Trade and debates.
Attribution.
Markets
Markets.
Markets
Markets.
- How has global avocado trade grown, and which countries produce most? provenance
- Which entry fits avocado production in Mexico? action
Debates
Environmental and social debates.
Debates
Debates.
- What do studies and reports say about water use, deforestation and security issues in producing regions, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Context History and food.
Context.
History
History.
History
History.
- How was the avocado domesticated in Mesoamerica? provenance
- Which entry fits Mesoamerican agriculture? action
Food
Food.
Food
Food.
- How is avocado used in cuisines, such as guacamole? provenance
- Which entry fits guacamole? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should the Reed cultivar be a separate entry?
- How should horticultural sources be linked?
- How should environmental debates be presented?