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Persea lingue is an evergreen tree or shrub in the laurel family, native to central and southern Chile and southern Argentina, reaching up to about 25 m tall in forests. It is a species of the avocado genus, and it is threatened by habitat loss in the wild.
Persea lingue, synonyms including Persea meyeniana, is an evergreen tree or shrub in the laurel family (Lauraceae), found in Argentina and Chile. It belongs to the genus Persea, a group of evergreen trees including the avocado. P. lingue was historically used in leather production, and is currently threatened by habitat loss.
Persea lingue is native to central and south Chile and south Argentina. It grows in coastal and mountain forests from sea level up to 2000 m elevation.
In pharmacy its bark was once mentioned as cortex Lauri lingue, medicinal action unknown.
Avocado · Tamala borbonia · Persea brenesii · Persea brevipetiolata · Persea bullata · Wild Avocado · Persea campii · Persea conferta · Persea glabra · Madeira Mahogany · Persea julianae · Persea liebmannii
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Persea lingue by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
