Persea brevipetiolata explained

Persea brevipetiolata is a plant species known from the Mexican States of Oaxaca and Veracruz. It is found in lowland forests in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec at elevations less than 250 m.^{[1] [2]}

Persea brevipetiolata is a tree up to 8 m tall. Leaves are elliptical, thick and leathery, up to 16 cm long, with petioles less than 8 mm long, and with raised veins forming a conspicuous network on the underside. Flowers are about 4 mm in diameter, hairless, yellow-green. Fruits are spherical, about 2 mm in diameter.^{[1] [3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/14672#page/576/mode/1up van der Werff, Hendrik Hessel. 2002. A synopsis of Persea (Lauraceae) in Central America. Novon 12:575-586.
2. Davidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera. 2014. Cycadaceae a Connaraceae. 2(1): ined. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera (eds.) Fl. Mesoamer.. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México.
3. http://www.tropicos.org/ImageFullView.aspx?imageid=27782%20 photo of isotype of Persea brevipetiolata at Missouri Botanical Garden
4. CONABIO. 2009. Catálogo taxonómico de especies de México. 1. In Capital Nat. México. CONABIO, Mexico City.