Flora of North America species comparison

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Persea humilis

silk bay
Habit Shrubs or small trees, to 10 m. Branches appressed-pubescent.
Leaf

blade elliptic to lance-elliptic, 5-8 × 1.5-2.5 cm;

surfaces abaxially obscured by dense (silky), rusty brown, appressed hairs when young, appearing sooty with age, adaxially green, lustrous.
Inflorescences

peduncle mostly shorter than subtending petiole, pubescent.
Drupe

10-12 cm wide, glaucous.

Persea humilis
Phenology Flowering spring–early summer.
Habitat Sand pine-scrub
Elevation 0-100 m (0-300 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
FL
[BONAP county map]
Discussion

Persea humilis produces fewer flowers and fruits per peduncle than the preceding two species.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 3.
Parent taxa Lauraceae > Persea
Sibling taxa
P. borbonia, P. palustris
Synonyms P. borbonia var. humilis, Tamala humilis
Name authority Nash: Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 22: 157. (1895)
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