Details for: NA 63288, Persea palustris (Raf.) Sarg., NG 38


Summary Data
Taxonomy:
Persea palustris (Raf.) Sarg.
Top Name:
NG 38
Origin:
Collected – Virginia, United States
Maintained:
National Arboretum
Received by NPGS:
30 Nov 1992
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
Availability
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Core Passport Data
Taxonomy:
Persea palustris (Raf.) Sarg.
Top Name:
NG 38
Origin:
Collected – Virginia, United States
Maintained:
National Arboretum
Received by NPGS:
30 Nov 1992
Improvement Status:
Wild material
Form Received:
Seed
Life Form:
Tree
Life Habit:
Tree
Source History
Collected

Virginia, United States

Collector(s):
Accession Names and Identifiers
NG 38
Type: Collector identifier

NA 63288
Type: Site identifier
Group: NA
U.S. National Arboretum

Narrative
Collected and received as Persea borbonia. The three living plants at USNA (in 2024) appear to be P. palustris, not P. borbonia; they all possess persistent dense, erect pubescence on the abaxial leaf surface. -SBL
Persea palustris (Raf.) Sarg.
Genus:
Persea
Subgenus:
Eriodaphne
Family:
Lauraceae
Nomen number:

319439
Place of publication:

Bot. Gaz. 67:229. 1919
Verified:
12/17/1993 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Tamala palustris Raf.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Persea pubescens (Pursh) Sarg.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Laurus caroliniensis Michx. var. pubescens Pursh
Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng. var. pubescens (Pursh) Little

Common names
Annotations
  • Taxonomic Re-Identification: 31 May 2024, from Persea borbonia (L.) Spreng. to Persea palustris (Raf.) Sarg.
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