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Tag Archives: Lauraceae
Persea americana: Anachronistic Avocado
If you’ve ever bought an avocado, you’ll know it’s one of those fruits which seems to take forever to ripen. Botanically, the fruit of the avocado is actually a berry with a single (very large) seed. Both of these facts are connected to an interesting evolutionary relationship…. … Continue reading →
Posted in Crops, Evolution, Mexico, Neotropics, Species, Students
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Tagged Alligator pear, Avocado, Colombian exchange, crop diversity, evolutionary anachronism, Herbarium RNG, Lauraceae, Persea americana Mill., Superfood
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