Persea americana: common name details from PIER

Common name/Language/Location

Common name	Language	Location	PIER bibliographic reference	Comments
aguacate	Spanish	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2011)
alageta	Chamorro	Guam Island	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 282)
alligator pear	English	?	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 847)
apakahdo	Pohnpeian	Pohnpei Island	Herrera, Katherine/Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy/Balick, Michael J. (2010) (p. 103)
‘āpoka	Maori (Cook Islands)	Cook Islands	McCormack, Gerald (2011)
apokado	Pohnpeian	Pohnpei Island	Herrera, Katherine/Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy/Balick, Michael J. (2010) (p. 103)
‘āpuka	Maori (Cook Islands)	Cook Islands	Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 357)
aviota	Samoan	Tutuila Island	Setchell, William Albert (1924) (p. 94)
avocado	English	?	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 282)
avocado pear	English	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2011)
avocat	French	?	Kostermans, André J. G. H. (1974) (p. 123)
avocatier	French	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2011)
avogado	French	Île Grande Terre	Kostermans, André J. G. H. (1974) (p. 123)
avoka	Mangarevan	Mangareva (Gambier) Island	St. John, Harold (1988) (p. 14)
avoka	Marquesan	Hiva Oa Island	Florence, J. (2004) (p. 148)
avoka	Marquesan	Nuku Hiva (Nukahiva) Island	Florence, J. (2004) (p. 148)
avoka	Niuean	Niue Island	Sykes, W. R. (1970) (p. 108)
‘āvoka	Samoan	American Samoa Islands	Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 161)
‘āvoka	Samoan	Western Samoa Islands	Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 161)
avoka	Tahitian	Moorea Island	Florence, J. (2004) (p. 148)
avoka	Tahitian	Tahiti Island	Florence, J. (2004) (p. 148)
avoka	Tahitian	Taravai Island	Florence, J. (2004) (p. 148)
‘avoka	Tongan	Tonga Islands	Yuncker, T. G. (1959) (p. 118)
avoka	Wallisian	Futuna Island	Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 161)
‘āvōta	Maori (Cook Islands)	Ngaputoru Island	Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 359)
avota	Tahitian	Society Islands	Welsh, S. L. (1998) (p. 132)
bata	Palauan	Palau Islands (main island group)	Fosberg, F. R./Otobed, D./Sachet, M.-H./Oliver, R. L./Powell, D. A./Canfield, J. E. (1980) (p. 21)
e li	Chinese	?	Zhengyi, Wu/Raven, Peter H./Deyuan, Hong (2011)
palta	Spanish	Juan Fernández Islands	Atkinson, Rachel/Sawyer, John (2011)
palto	Spanish	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2011)

Language/Location/Common name

Language	Location	Common name	PIER bibliographic reference	Comments
Chamorro	Guam Island	alageta	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 282)
Chinese	?	e li	Zhengyi, Wu/Raven, Peter H./Deyuan, Hong (2011)
English	?	alligator pear	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 847)
English	?	avocado	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 282)
English	?	avocado pear	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2011)
French	?	avocat	Kostermans, André J. G. H. (1974) (p. 123)
French	?	avocatier	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2011)
French	Île Grande Terre	avogado	Kostermans, André J. G. H. (1974) (p. 123)
Mangarevan	Mangareva (Gambier) Island	avoka	St. John, Harold (1988) (p. 14)
Maori (Cook Islands)	Cook Islands	‘āpoka	McCormack, Gerald (2011)
Maori (Cook Islands)	Cook Islands	‘āpuka	Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 357)
Maori (Cook Islands)	Ngaputoru Island	‘āvōta	Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 359)
Marquesan	Hiva Oa Island	avoka	Florence, J. (2004) (p. 148)
Marquesan	Nuku Hiva (Nukahiva) Island	avoka	Florence, J. (2004) (p. 148)
Niuean	Niue Island	avoka	Sykes, W. R. (1970) (p. 108)
Palauan	Palau Islands (main island group)	bata	Fosberg, F. R./Otobed, D./Sachet, M.-H./Oliver, R. L./Powell, D. A./Canfield, J. E. (1980) (p. 21)
Pohnpeian	Pohnpei Island	apakahdo	Herrera, Katherine/Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy/Balick, Michael J. (2010) (p. 103)
Pohnpeian	Pohnpei Island	apokado	Herrera, Katherine/Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy/Balick, Michael J. (2010) (p. 103)
Samoan	American Samoa Islands	‘āvoka	Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 161)
Samoan	Tutuila Island	aviota	Setchell, William Albert (1924) (p. 94)
Samoan	Western Samoa Islands	‘āvoka	Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 161)
Spanish	?	aguacate	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2011)
Spanish	?	palto	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2011)
Spanish	Juan Fernández Islands	palta	Atkinson, Rachel/Sawyer, John (2011)
Tahitian	Moorea Island	avoka	Florence, J. (2004) (p. 148)
Tahitian	Society Islands	avota	Welsh, S. L. (1998) (p. 132)
Tahitian	Tahiti Island	avoka	Florence, J. (2004) (p. 148)
Tahitian	Taravai Island	avoka	Florence, J. (2004) (p. 148)
Tongan	Tonga Islands	‘avoka	Yuncker, T. G. (1959) (p. 118)
Wallisian	Futuna Island	avoka	Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 161)

Location/Language/Common name

Location	Language	Common name	PIER bibliographic reference	Comments
?	Chinese	e li	Zhengyi, Wu/Raven, Peter H./Deyuan, Hong (2011)
?	English	alligator pear	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 847)
?	English	avocado	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 282)
?	English	avocado pear	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2011)
?	French	avocat	Kostermans, André J. G. H. (1974) (p. 123)
?	French	avocatier	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2011)
?	Spanish	aguacate	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2011)
?	Spanish	palto	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2011)
American Samoa Islands	Samoan	‘āvoka	Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 161)
Cook Islands	Maori (Cook Islands)	‘āpoka	McCormack, Gerald (2011)
Cook Islands	Maori (Cook Islands)	‘āpuka	Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 357)
Futuna Island	Wallisian	avoka	Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 161)
Île Grande Terre	French	avogado	Kostermans, André J. G. H. (1974) (p. 123)
Guam Island	Chamorro	alageta	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 282)
Hiva Oa Island	Marquesan	avoka	Florence, J. (2004) (p. 148)
Juan Fernández Islands	Spanish	palta	Atkinson, Rachel/Sawyer, John (2011)
Mangareva (Gambier) Island	Mangarevan	avoka	St. John, Harold (1988) (p. 14)
Moorea Island	Tahitian	avoka	Florence, J. (2004) (p. 148)
Ngaputoru Island	Maori (Cook Islands)	‘āvōta	Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 359)
Niue Island	Niuean	avoka	Sykes, W. R. (1970) (p. 108)
Nuku Hiva (Nukahiva) Island	Marquesan	avoka	Florence, J. (2004) (p. 148)
Palau Islands (main island group)	Palauan	bata	Fosberg, F. R./Otobed, D./Sachet, M.-H./Oliver, R. L./Powell, D. A./Canfield, J. E. (1980) (p. 21)
Pohnpei Island	Pohnpeian	apakahdo	Herrera, Katherine/Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy/Balick, Michael J. (2010) (p. 103)
Pohnpei Island	Pohnpeian	apokado	Herrera, Katherine/Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy/Balick, Michael J. (2010) (p. 103)
Society Islands	Tahitian	avota	Welsh, S. L. (1998) (p. 132)
Tahiti Island	Tahitian	avoka	Florence, J. (2004) (p. 148)
Taravai Island	Tahitian	avoka	Florence, J. (2004) (p. 148)
Tonga Islands	Tongan	‘avoka	Yuncker, T. G. (1959) (p. 118)
Tutuila Island	Samoan	aviota	Setchell, William Albert (1924) (p. 94)
Western Samoa Islands	Samoan	‘āvoka	Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 161)

Language/Common name/Location

Language	Common name	Location	PIER bibliographic reference	Comments
Chamorro	alageta	Guam Island	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 282)
Chinese	e li	?	Zhengyi, Wu/Raven, Peter H./Deyuan, Hong (2011)
English	alligator pear	?	Wagner, Warren L./Herbst, Derral R./Sohmer, S. H. (1999) (p. 847)
English	avocado	?	Stone, Benjamin C. (1970) (p. 282)
English	avocado pear	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2011)
French	avocat	?	Kostermans, André J. G. H. (1974) (p. 123)
French	avocatier	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2011)
French	avogado	Île Grande Terre	Kostermans, André J. G. H. (1974) (p. 123)
Mangarevan	avoka	Mangareva (Gambier) Island	St. John, Harold (1988) (p. 14)
Maori (Cook Islands)	‘āpoka	Cook Islands	McCormack, Gerald (2011)
Maori (Cook Islands)	‘āpuka	Cook Islands	Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 357)
Maori (Cook Islands)	‘āvōta	Ngaputoru Island	Whistler, W. A. (1990) (p. 359)
Marquesan	avoka	Hiva Oa Island	Florence, J. (2004) (p. 148)
Marquesan	avoka	Nuku Hiva (Nukahiva) Island	Florence, J. (2004) (p. 148)
Niuean	avoka	Niue Island	Sykes, W. R. (1970) (p. 108)
Palauan	bata	Palau Islands (main island group)	Fosberg, F. R./Otobed, D./Sachet, M.-H./Oliver, R. L./Powell, D. A./Canfield, J. E. (1980) (p. 21)
Pohnpeian	apakahdo	Pohnpei Island	Herrera, Katherine/Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy/Balick, Michael J. (2010) (p. 103)
Pohnpeian	apokado	Pohnpei Island	Herrera, Katherine/Lorence, David H./Flynn, Timothy/Balick, Michael J. (2010) (p. 103)
Samoan	aviota	Tutuila Island	Setchell, William Albert (1924) (p. 94)
Samoan	‘āvoka	American Samoa Islands	Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 161)
Samoan	‘āvoka	Western Samoa Islands	Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 161)
Spanish	aguacate	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2011)
Spanish	palta	Juan Fernández Islands	Atkinson, Rachel/Sawyer, John (2011)
Spanish	palto	?	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2011)
Tahitian	avoka	Moorea Island	Florence, J. (2004) (p. 148)
Tahitian	avoka	Tahiti Island	Florence, J. (2004) (p. 148)
Tahitian	avoka	Taravai Island	Florence, J. (2004) (p. 148)
Tahitian	avota	Society Islands	Welsh, S. L. (1998) (p. 132)
Tongan	‘avoka	Tonga Islands	Yuncker, T. G. (1959) (p. 118)
Wallisian	avoka	Futuna Island	Whistler, W. A. (2000) (p. 161)

This page was created on 30 SEP 2005 by PT for PIER, and was last updated on 17 Mar 2012 by PIER.