Avocado, also known as avocado, pear and avocado, Latin name: Persea americana Mill. It belongs to Lauraceae, an evergreen angiosperm tree with gray-green bark and longitudinal dehiscence. Leaves alternate, oblong, oval, ovoid or obovate, acute at the apex, cuneate at the base, acute to suborbicular, leathery,

The upper part is green, and the lower part is usually a little pale. When young, the upper part is sparsely yellow-brown pilose, when old, the upper part is hairless, and the lower part is sparsely puberulent with pinnate veins. The upper part of midvein is flat and the lower part is prominent.

Native to tropical America; Guangdong (Guangzhou, Shantou), Hainan (Haikou), Fujian (Fuzhou, Zhangzhou), Taiwan Province Province, Yunnan (Xishuangbanna) and Sichuan (Xichang) have a small amount of cultivation. Philippines, Central Europe, etc.

The land is also cultivated.

Fruit is a kind of fruit with high nutritional value, rich in vitamins, fat and protein, and high in sodium, potassium, magnesium and calcium. Besides being eaten as raw fruit, it can also be eaten as dishes and canned food. Nuts contain fatty oil, which belongs to non-drying oil and has a mild aroma. It is used in food, medicine and cosmetics industries.

Avocados are light and fragrant, and can be eaten after peeling. The flesh is hard, with little moisture and a buttery taste.