The avocado, also known as "avocado" in Taiwan, is native to Mexico and Central America, and has since been widely planted in California, which has become the world's largest producer of avocados.

Avocado scientific name avocado (scientific name: Persea americana Mill.) is camphoraceae avocado plants, evergreen trees, shade plants. About 10 meters high, gray-green bark, longitudinal fissure. Leaves alternate, long elliptic, elliptic, ovate or obovate, apex extremely pointed, base cuneate, extremely pointed to subrounded, leathery, green above, usually slightly pale white below. Flowers light greenish yellow, 5-6 mm long, pedicels up to 6 mm long, densely yellow-brown pubescent. Perianth densely yellow-brown pubescent on both surfaces, perianth tube obconical. Fruit large, usually pear-shaped, sometimes ovate or globose, yellowish green or reddish brown, exocarp corky, mesocarp fleshy, edible. Flowering February-March, fruiting August-September.