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The genus Persea to which the avocado belongs is considered to have a North American origin, with Persea suggested to have diversified in Central America during the Pleistocene epoch. [28] The modern avocado is thought to have speciated from other Persea during the Pleistocene, estimated at around either 1.3 million or 430,000 years ago. [29]
This is a list of countries by avocado production from 2016 to 2022, based on data from the Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database. [1] The estimated total world production for avocados in 2022 was 8,978,275 metric tonnes , up 4.8% from 8,570,284 tonnes in 2021. [ 1 ]
Native to Amazon. Domesticated and cultivated in South America, Central America and Caribbean. Indian Potato - roots of two native species- Apios americana and Apios priceana; Jerusalem artichoke - specific species of sunflower with large, edible root. Lily Bulbs- several species in Lilium family
It is known as pisang mas in Malaysia in which they can be found to be synonyms for the Lady's Finger Banana. Cameroon: Safou: Dacryodes edulis [citation needed] Canada: Blueberries: Cyanococcus [citation needed] Colombia: Borojó: Alibertia patinoi [12] [failed verification] Central African Republic: Banana: Musa acuminata, Musa balbisiana, or ...
American grape: North American species (e.g., Vitis labrusca; Vitaceae) and American-European hybrids are grown where grape (Vitis vinifera) is not hardy and are used as rootstocks; American mayapple (Podophyllum peltatum; Berberidaceae) American persimmon (Diospyros virginiana; Ebenaceae): traditional for desserts and as dried fruit
The Fallbrook Community Planning Area is approximately 44 square miles (110 km 2). [10] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 17.6 square miles (46 km 2). 17.5 square miles (45 km 2) of it is land and 0.03 square miles (0.078 km 2) of it (0.19%) is water.
A map of North America's physical, political, and population characteristics as of 2018. North America is a continent [b] in the Northern and Western Hemispheres. [c] North America is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Caribbean Sea, and to the west and south by the Pacific Ocean.
South America 5000 BCE [10] Avocado: Mexico c. 4200 BCE [11] Sea-island cotton: Peru 4000 BCE Common bean: Central America 3400 BCE [12] Mexican cotton: Tehuacan Valley, Mexico 3300 BCE [13] Cocoa: Ecuador 3000 BCE Sunflowers, [14] other beans: Arizona–New Mexico: 1500 BCE [15] Sweet potato: Altiplano Cundiboyacense, Colombia 500 BCE [16 ...