Psidium guineense (PROSEA)
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Introduction |
Psidium guineense Swartz
- Family: Myrtaceae
Vernacular names
- Brazilian guava (En). Guayavier du Brésil (Fr).
Distribution
Originating from tropical America. Cultivated in America, India, Java and on some Polynesian islands.
Uses
The fruits are suitable for making jelly and compote. Decoctions of leaves, bark and roots are used in traditional medicine against colds, ulcers and diarrhoea. The bark is rich in tannin. The wood is strong and used for small utensils.
Observations
Shrub, 1-3 m tall, sometimes a tree up to 7 m tall. Fruit a globose or pyriform berry, 1-2.5 cm diameter, yellow, flesh pale-yellow with numerous small hard seeds. At medium altitudes, not on sandy light soils. A very variable species, easily crossing with P. guajava .
Selected sources
3, 51, 56.