Persea caerulea

{{Short description|Species of tree}}

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|image = Persea caerulea.jpg

|status = LC

|status_system = IUCN3.1

|status_ref = {{cite iucn |author= Lorea Hernández, F. |author2= Wegier, A. |author3= Mastretta-Yanes, A. |author4= Tobón, W. |date=2017 |title= Persea caerulea |volume=2017 |page= e.T101316378A129765722 |url= https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/101316378/129765722 |access-date=January 19, 2025}}

|genus = Persea

|species = caerulea

|authority = (Ruiz & Pav.) Mez

|synonyms ={{species list |Laurus caerulea|Ruiz & Pav.

|Persea laevigata var. caerulea|(Ruiz & Pav.) Meisn.

|Laurus coerulea|Ruiz & Pav. ex Meisn.

|Laurus laevigata|Willd. ex Meisn.

|Laurus pruinosa|Willd. ex Nees

|Laurus pyrifolia|Willd. ex Nees

|Laurus viburnoides|Willd. ex Nees

|Persea laevigata|Kunth

|Persea lignitepala|Lasser

|Persea petiolaris|Kunth

|Persea skutchii|C.K.Allen}}

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Persea caerulea is a species of evergreen tree in the laurel family, Lauraceae.{{cite web |url= https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:190613-2 |title= Persea caerulea (Ruiz & Pav.) Mez |author= |date=n.d. |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=January 18, 2025}}{{cite web |url= https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/4F992 |title= Persea caerulea (Ruiz & Pav.) Mez |author= |date=n.d. |website=Catalogue of Life |publisher=Species 2000 |access-date=January 18, 2025}} It is native to North and South America.{{Cite book|url=|title=Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology|last=Grandtner|first=M. M.|last2=Chevrette|first2=Julien|date=2013|publisher=Academic Press|year=|isbn=9780123969545|location=|pages=491|language=en}}