Common Name: Avocado, Alligator Pear (English); Aguacate
, Palta (Spanish)
Origin: Avocado
were probably originated in southern Mexico
but later on cultivated from Rio Grande to central Peru before the arrival of Europeans on that land.
Origin: Avocado
Fruits: The fruit of Mexican varieties are small (6 - 10 ounces) with paper-thin skins that turn glossy green or black when ripe. The flesh of avocados is deep green near the skin, that turns yellowish towards inedible big hard spherical seed. The flesh is hard when harvested but softens to a buttery texture.
Medicinal Values: Leaf and seed extracts of Avocado are used for a variety of medicinal applications in diarrhea
and dysentery
and as an antibiotic.
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