For the thoroughbred racehorse, see Psidium (horse).
Psidium
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Guava (Psidium guajava)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Eudicots
Clade:
Rosids
Order:
Myrtales
Family:
Myrtaceae
Subfamily:
Myrtoideae
Tribe:
Myrteae
Genus:
Psidium L.[1]
Species[2]
78; see text
Synonyms[2]
Calyptropsidium O.Berg
Corynemyrtus (Kiaersk.) Mattos
Cuiavus Trew
Episyzygium Suess. & A.Ludw.
Guajava Mill.
Guayaba Noronha
Mitranthes O.Berg
Mitropsidium Burret
Psidium is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family Myrtaceae. It is native to warmer parts of the Western Hemisphere (Mexico, Central and South America, the West Indies the Galápagos islands).[3] Many of the species bear edible fruits, and for this reason several are cultivated commercially.[4] The most popularly cultivated species is the common guava, Psidium guajava.
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^ abPsidium L. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
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Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Govaerts, R., Sobral, N., Ashton, P., Barrie, F., Holst, B.K., Landrum, L.L., Matsumoto, K., Fernanda Mazine, F., Nic Lughadha, E., Proença, C. & al. (2008). World Checklist of Myrtaceae: 1-455. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Davidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera. 2009. Cucurbitaceae a Polemoniaceae. 4(1): i–xvi, 1–855. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México.
Landrum, L. R. & M. L. Kawasaki. 1997. The genera of Myrtaceae in Brazil: an illustrated synoptic treatment and identification keys. Brittonia 49(4): 508–536.
Sánchez-Vindas, P. E. 1989. Flora de Nicaragua: Myrtaceae. Brenesia 31: 53–73.
Sánchez-Vindas, P. E. 2001. Calycolpus, Eugenia, Myrcia, Myrcianthes, Myrciaria, Pimenta, Plinia, Psidium, Syzygium, Ugni. En: Stevens, W.D., C. Ulloa, A. Pool & O.M. Montiel (eds.), Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85(2): 1566, 1570–1574, 1575–1580.
Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution maps, genus Psidium
^Jules Janick, Robert E. Paull, ed. (2008). The Encyclopedia of Fruit and Nuts (illustrated ed.). CABI. ISBN 9780851996387.
Psidium is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family Myrtaceae. It is native to warmer parts of the Western Hemisphere (Mexico, Central and South America...
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Psidium sintenisii is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. It is endemic to Puerto Rico, where it is known from three or four...
Psidium rostratum is a species of tree in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to Peru and considered as a vulnerable species by the IUCN. This species...
Psidium cinereum, called katuaba, is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to Brazil. It is becoming rare due to habitat loss. A relative...
Psidium harrisianum is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is endemic to Jamaica. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Psidium harrisianum"...
Psidium acutangulum is a species of tree in the family Myrtaceae. It is native to South America. Grandtner, M. M.; Chevrette, Julien (2013). Dictionary...
Psidium pedicellatum is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is a fruiting shrub or small tree endemic to Ecuador. Canteiro, C.; Lucas, E.;...
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Psidium raimondii is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is native to Peru. McVaugh, R. (1958). "Flora of Peru". v.13:pt.4:no.2 [Myrtaceae]:...
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