Persea brevipetiolata is a plant species known from the Mexican States of Oaxaca and Veracruz.

It is found in lowland forests in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec at elevations less than 250 m.[1][2] Persea brevipetiolata is a tree up to 8 m tall.

Leaves are elliptical, thick and leathery, up to 16 cm long, with petioles less than 8 mm long, and with raised veins forming a conspicuous network on the underside.

Flowers are about 4 mm in diameter, hairless, yellow-green.

Fruits are spherical, about 2 mm in diameter.