Psidium guineense
Brazilian Guava, Guinea Guava
Also known as: Campomanesia multiflora (Cambess.) O.Berg +18 more
- Campomanesia multiflora (Cambess.) O.Berg
- Eugenia hauthalii (Kuntze) K.Schum.
- Guajava albida (Cambess.) Kuntze
- Guajava benthamiana (O.Berg) Kuntze
- Guajava costa-ricensis (O.Berg) Kuntze
- Guajava guineensis (Sw.) Kuntze
- Guajava laurifolia (O.Berg) Kuntze
- Guajava mollis (Bertol.) Kuntze
- Guajava multiflora (Cambess.) Kuntze
- Guajava ooidea (O.Berg) Kuntze
- Guajava polycarpa (Lamb.) Kuntze
- Guajava polycarpos (Lamb.) Kuntze
- Guajava schiedeana (O.Berg) Kuntze
- Guajava ypanemense (O.Berg) Kuntze
- Guajava ypanemensis (O.Berg) Kuntze
- Mosiera guineensis (Sw.) Bisse
- Myrtus guineensis (Sw.) Kuntze
- Myrtus hauthalii Kuntze
- Psidium araca Raddi
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Myrtaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.
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Psidium guineense (commonly known as Brazilian guava or Guinea Guava) is a shrub or tree within the Myrtaceae family. It is found natively in North America and South America. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Angola, Bangladesh, Congo, Cuba, Gabon, Haiti, India, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Marianas, Marquesas, New Caledonia, Society Is., Zaïre