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Avocado

Persea americana

INDEX

flora

Avocado
Species Description

Avocados cross-pollinate by having evolved into two types of flowers: "A" and "B" types. A types are female in the morning and male in the afternoon. B flowers are male in the morning and female in the afternoon. If both types are planted near each other, this gender cycling helps trees make more fruit.

Species Details

FAMILY

lauraceae

GENUS

lauraceae

SIZE

LIFE SPAN

HEMISPHERE

Southern

ECOSYSTEM

tropical

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