Persea borbonia

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Persea borbonia
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Laurales
Family: Lauraceae
Genus: Persea
Species: P. borbonia
Binomial name
Persea borbonia
(L.) Spreng.
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Natural range of Persea borbonia from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Description

Common name: redbay

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

Mark Deyrup at Archbold Biological Station observed these Hymenoptera species on Persea borbonia:

Apidae: Apis mellifera

Apidae: Bombus impatiens

Apidae: Epeolus zonatus

Colletidae: Colletes banksi

Colletidae: Colletes brimleyi

Colletidae: Colletes nudus

Halictidae: Augochlora pura

Halictidae: Augochloropsis metallica

Halictidae: Lasioglossum pectoralis

Sphecidae: Cerceris fumipennis

Sphecidae: Tachytes auricomans

Vespidae: Mischocyttarus cubensis

Vespidae: Pachodynerus erynnis

Vespidae: Parancistrocerus salcularis rufulus

Vespidae: Polistes metricus

Vespidae: Zethus spinipes

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes