Monday, March 27, 2017

What is the avocado

Avocado, deciduous trees, 10 to 15 meters high, diameter at breast height of 1-1.5 m; And more dense canopy, branches, bark thick, knot, common bending phenomenon; Bark thick, irregular crack, with milk. Lobes oblong, apex rounded or obtuse, base rounded or obtuse, rusty pilose on top at a young age, after the two sides are glabrous, midrib grooves in the above, the following round, very bulge, lateral veins for more than 30, parallel to each other, the two sides slightly raised, net veins thin; Petiole rounded. Rusty pilose on pedicel; Calyx lobes lanceolate, outside coat; Flower has a sweet taste, corolla lobes ovate, margin entire. Berry globose, 3-4 cm in diameter, edible, taste such as persimmon; Seeds ovoid, yellow-brown, glossy, lateral scar, oblong. June flowering, fruiting in October.
All tropical Africa. China's yunnan province including yuanjiang introduction station has a large area of cultivation. Seeds are rich in fat, for important oil and industrial and mining, oil and margarine and soap. Avocado fruit is a kind of high nutritional value of fruit, rich in a variety of vitamins, fatty acids and protein and high levels of sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium and other elements, nutritional value can be rivalled with cream, and even have the laudatory title of "forest cream", generally as a fruit to eat, can also be produced for dishes and cans.

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