Psidium guajava
Psidium guajava

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Myrtales 
Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids II
Ordo: Myrtales

Familia: Myrtaceae
Subfamilia: Myrtoideae
Tribus: Myrteae
Subtribus: Pimentinae
Genus: Psidium
Sectio: P. sect. Psidium
Species: Psidium guajava

Name

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Psidium guajava L., Sp. Pl. 1:470. 1753.

Synonyms

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  • Homotypic
    • Guajava pyrifera Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 239 (1891)
    • Myrtus guajava (L.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 91 (1898)
    • Myrtus guajava var. pyrifera (Kuntze) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 91 (1898), nom. inval.
    • Psidium pyriferum L. in Sp. Pl., ed. 2.: 672 (1762), nom. superfl.
  • Heterotypic
    • Guajava pumila (Vahl) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 240 (1891)
    • Psidium angustifolium Lam. in Encycl. 3: 16 (1789)
    • Psidium aromaticum Blanco in Fl. Filip.: 417 (1837), nom. illeg.
    • Psidium chodatianum Barb.Rodr. in Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 7: 797 (1907), describing the collection, not the taxon.
    • Psidium crispum Barb.Rodr. in Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 7: 798 (1907), describing the collection, not the taxon.
    • Psidium cujavillus Burm.f. in Fl. Indica: 114 (1768)
    • Psidium cujavus L. in Herb. Amb.: 7 (1754)
    • Psidium ellipticum Barb.Rodr. in Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 7: 799 (1907), describing the collection, not the taxon.
    • Psidium fragrans Macfad. in Fl. Jamaica 2: 108 (1850)
    • Psidium globosum Larrañaga in Escritos D. A. Larrañaga 2: 168 (1923)
    • Psidium guajava var. cujavillum (Burm.f.) Krug & Urb. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 19: 566 (1894)
    • Psidium guajava f. cujavillus (Burm.f.) O.Deg. & I.Deg. in Fl. Hawaiiensis 273: [s.p.] (1959)
    • Psidium guajava var. minor Mattos in Loefgrenia 70: 5 (1976)
    • Psidium igatemyense Barb.Rodr. in Myrt. Paraguay: 10 (1903)
    • Psidium intermedium Zipp. ex Blume in Mus. Bot. 1: 72 (1850)
    • Psidium longifolium Schumach. in Beskr. Guin. Pl.: 229 (1827)
    • Psidium pomiferum L. in Sp. Pl., ed. 2.: 672 (1762), nom. superfl.
    • Psidium pomiferum var. sapidissimum (Jacq.) DC. in Prodr. 3: 234 (1828)
    • Psidium prostratum O.Berg in Linnaea 27: 364 (1856)
    • Psidium pumilum Vahl in Symb. Bot. 2: 56 (1791)
    • Psidium pumilum var. guadalupense DC. in Prodr. 3: 233 (1828)
    • Psidium pumilum var. intermedium Blume in Mus. Bot. 1: 72 (1821)
    • Psidium pumilum var. rufescens Blume in Mus. Bot. 1: 71 (1821)
    • Psidium pyriferum var. glabrum Benth. in J. Bot. (Hooker) 2: 318 (1840)
    • Psidium sapidissimum Jacq. in Pl. Hort. Schoenbr. 3: 62 (1798)
    • Psidium subcrenatum Barb.Rodr. in Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 7: 799 (1907), describing the collection, not the taxon.
    • Psidium vulgare Rich. in Actes Soc. Hist. Nat. Paris 1: 110 (1792)
    • Syzygium ellipticum K.Schum. & Lauterb. in Fl. Schutzgeb. Südsee: 476 (1900)

Distribution

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Native distribution areas:
  • Continental: Southern America
    • Regional: Southern South America
      • Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Paraguay
    • Regional: Western South America
      • Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru
    • Regional: Brazil
      • Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central
    • Regional: Northern South America
      • Colombia, Venezuela
    • Introduced into:
      • 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, 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, Panamá, Puerto Rico, Samoa, Society Is., South China Sea, Southwest Caribbean, St.Helena, Sulawesi, Suriname, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Turks-Caicos Is., Uganda, Vanuatu, Venezuelan Antilles, Wallis-Futuna Is., Windward Is., Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

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Vernacular names

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Basa Bali: Sotong
беларуская: Гуаява
বাংলা: পেয়ারা
dansk: Guava
Deutsch: Echte Guave
eʋegbe: Agbèbèti
English: Guava
español: guayabo
suomi: Guava, hedelmäguava
français: Goyavier
Kreyòl ayisyen: Pye gwayav
magyar: Közönséges guáva, guáva
Bahasa Indonesia: Jambu biji
italiano: Guava, Guayaba
Bahasa Melayu: Jambu Batu
Nederlands: Guave
norsk: Guava
polski: Guawa
português: Goiabeira
தமிழ்: கொய்யா
ไทย: ฝรั่ง
Türkçe: Guava
 
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