Avocado (Persea americana)
he avocado pear (alligator pear) is a fruit native to Central Mexico. From the most ancient evidence of an avocado pit 10,000 years ago, the avocado today is the fourth most important tropical fruit in the world, cultivated widely in tropical and Mediterranean climates. The fruit is fleshy with a single large seed and can be pear shaped, spherical or egg shaped. The fruit matures on the tree but ripens about a week after harvesting (similar to bananas to which it is related botanically).
