A taxonomical revision was carried out for species of Persea (Lauraceae) in Venezuela from vouchers deposited at Venezuelan and foreign herbaria. Twenty-four species, including one new species and two new varities, new registers to Venezuela, expansion of distribution, distribution maps, and updated key for species at north and south of Orinoco River are reported. Descriptions in natural language and an interactive key for identification were obtained using Delta Software.
morphology; Neotropics; phytogeography; South America; taxonomy
