Psidium guajava
Guava, Guava Tree
Other regional names: Common Guava +3 more
- Common Guava
- Guave Tree
- Lemon Guava
- Yellow Guava
Also known as: Guaiava pyriformis Gaertn. +18 more
- Guaiava pyriformis Gaertn.
- Guajava pumila (Vahl) Kuntze
- Guajava pyrifera (L.) Kuntze
- Myrtus guajava (L.) Kuntze
- Myrtus guajava subsp. pyrifera
- Myrtus guajava var. pyrifera (L.) Kuntze
- Psidium angustifolium Lam.
- Psidium chodatianum Barb.Rodr.
- Psidium crispum Barb.Rodr.
- Psidium cujavillus Burm.fil.
- Psidium cujavus L.
- Psidium ellipticum Barb.Rodr.
- Psidium fragrans Macfad.
- Psidium globosum Larrañaga
- Psidium guajava f. cujavillus (Burm.f.) O.Deg. & I.Deg.
- Psidium guajava subsp. cujavillum
- Psidium guajava subsp. minor
- Psidium guajava var. cujavillum (Burm.fil.) Krug & Urb.
- Psidium guajava var. guajava
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Myrtaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Psidium guajava (commonly known as Guava or Guava Tree) is a tree belonging to the Myrtaceae family. Naturally occurring in South America, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Northern South America, Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela
Introduced Range
Plants flagged as 'Introduced' have been transported outside their native historical range by human activity. While many are common ornamentals, some may become naturalized or invasive in local environments. Local ecological guidelines require verification prior to planting.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Andaman Is., Angola, Ascension, Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Bermuda, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Burkina, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Central African Republic, Chagos Archipelago, China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., Comoros, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Easter Is., El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Florida, French Guiana, Gabon, Galápagos, Gambia, The, Gilbert Is., Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Guyana, Hainan, Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, India, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Kenya, Kermadec Is., KwaZulu-Natal, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Line Is., Louisiana, Madeira, Malawi, Malaya, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Mauritania, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Mozambique, Namibia, Nansei-shoto, Nauru, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Niue, Norfolk Is., Northern Provinces, Ogasawara-shoto, Panama, Puerto Rico, Rwanda, Samoa, Society Is., South China Sea, Southwest Caribbean, St.Helena, Sulawesi, Surinam, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Turks-Caicos Is., Uganda, Vanuatu, Venezuelan Antilles, Wallis-Futuna Is., Windward Is., Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe