Psidium guineense

Psidium guineense

Psidium guineense

Taxonavigation

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
Species: Psidium guineense

Name

Psidium guineense Sw., 1788

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Guajava guineensis (Sw.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 239 (1891)
  • Mosiera guineensis (Sw.) Bisse in Revista Jard. Bot. Nac. Univ. Habana 6(3): 4 (1985 publ. 1986)
  • Myrtus guineensis (Sw.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 91 (1898)
• Heterotypic
  • Campomanesia multiflora (Cambess.) O.Berg in Linnaea 27: 429 (1856)
  • Campomanesia tomentosa Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 6: 151 (1823)
  • Eugenia hauthalii (Kuntze) K.Schum. in Just's Bot. Jahresber. 26(1): 359 (1898)
  • Guajava albida (Cambess.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 239 (1891)
  • Guajava benthamiana (O.Berg) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 240 (1891)
  • Guajava costaricensis (O.Berg) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 240 (1891)
  • Guajava hians (Mart. ex DC.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 239 (1891)
  • Guajava laurifolia (O.Berg) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 240 (1891)
  • Guajava mollis (Bertol.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 240 (1891)
  • Guajava multiflora (Cambess.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 239 (1891)
  • Guajava ooidea (O.Berg) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 239 (1891)
  • Guajava polycarpos (Lamb.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 239 (1891)
  • Guajava schiedeana (O.Berg) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 240 (1891)
  • Guajava ypanemensis (O.Berg) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 239 (1891)
  • Myrtus hauthalii Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 91 (1898)
  • Psidium albidum Cambess. in A.F.C.de Saint-Hilaire, Fl. Bras. Merid. 2: 283 (1832)
  • Psidium araca Raddi in Opusc. Sci. 4: 252 (1823)
  • Psidium atiraense Barb.Rodr. in Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 7: 799 (1907), describing the collection, not the taxon.
  • Psidium benthamianum O.Berg in Linnaea 27: 362 (1856)
  • Psidium cordillerense Barb.Rodr. in Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 7: 799 (1907), describing the collection, not the taxon.
  • Psidium costaricense O.Berg in Linnaea 27: 368 (1856)
  • Psidium dichotomum Weinm. in Syll. Pl. Nov. 2: 166 (1828)
  • Psidium glandulosum Barb.Rodr. in Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 7: 799 (1907), describing the collection, not the taxon.
  • Psidium hasslerianum Barb.Rodr. in Myrt. Paraguay: 9 (1903)
  • Psidium hians Mart. ex DC. in Prodr. 3: 234 (1828)
  • Psidium hians var. cuneatum O.Berg in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 14(1): 394 (1857)
  • Psidium hians var. truncatum O.Berg in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 14(1): 394 (1857)
  • Psidium jollyanum A.Chev. in Explor. Bot. Afrique Occ. Franç. 1: 266 (1920)
  • Psidium laurifolium Barb.Rodr. in Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 7: 797 (1907), describing the collection, not the taxon.
  • Psidium laurifolium O.Berg in Linnaea 27: 364 (1856)
  • Psidium lehmannii Diels in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 37: 594 (1906)
  • Psidium macrophyllum Barb.Rodr. in Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 7: 797 (1907), describing the collection, not the taxon.
  • Psidium minus Mart. ex DC. in Prodr. 3: 235 (1828), not validly publ.
  • Psidium molle Bertol. in Nuovi Ann. Sci. Nat. 3: 136 (1840)
  • Psidium molle var. gracile O.Berg in Linnaea 27: 370 (1856)
  • Psidium molle var. robustum O.Berg in Linnaea 27: 370 (1856)
  • Psidium monticola O.Berg in Vidensk. Meddel. Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn 1855: 11 (1855)
  • Psidium monticola var. gracile O.Berg in Vidensk. Meddel. Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn 1855: 11 (1856)
  • Psidium monticola var. robustum O.Berg in Vidensk. Meddel. Naturhist. Foren. Kjøbenhavn 1855: 11 (1856)
  • Psidium multiflorum Cambess. in A.F.C. de Saint-Hilaire, Fl. Bras. 2: 281 (1832)
  • Psidium ooideum O.Berg in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 14(1): 398 (1857)
  • Psidium ooideum var. grandifolium O.Berg in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 14(1): 602 (1859)
  • Psidium ooideum var. intermedium O.Berg in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 14(1): 602 (1859)
  • Psidium ooideum var. longipedunculatum Rusby in Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 3(3): 27 (1893)
  • Psidium ooideum var. parvifolium O.Berg in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 14(1): 602 (1859)
  • Psidium polycarpon Lamb. in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 11: 231 (1813)
  • Psidium rotundifolium Standl. in Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 8: 318 (1931)
  • Psidium rufinervum Barb.Rodr. in Myrt. Paraguay: 15 (1903)
  • Psidium schiedeanum O.Berg in Linnaea 27: 368 (1856)
  • Psidium schippii Standl. in Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 8: 319 (1931)
  • Psidium sericiflorum Benth. in Pl. Hartw.: 176 (1845)
  • Psidium tomasense Barb.Rodr. in Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 7: 797 (1907), describing the collection, not the taxon.
  • Psidium ypanemense O.Berg in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 14(1): 395 (1857)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental:Southern America Regional: Southern South America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Paraguay Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá Regional: Western South America Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru Regional: Brazil Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central Regional: Northern South America Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela Regional: Caribbean Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is. Continental:Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest Introduced into: Angola, Bangladesh, Congo, Cuba, Gabon, Haiti, India, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Marianas, Marquesas, New Caledonia, Society Is., Zaïre References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Swartz, O. 1788. Nova genera & species plantarum seu Prodromus descriptionum vegetabilium, maximam partem incognitorum quae sub itinere in Indiam Occidentalem annis 1783–87 digessit Olof Swartz. M. D. X+152 pp., index. M.Swederi, Holmiae [Stockholm] etc. BHL Reference page. : 77

Additional references

• 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.
• (2022). https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.568.1.3. epublication.
• Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: I–XXV, 1–1192. DOI: 10.5479/si.0081024X.98.1 BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Psidium guineense in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 July 02. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Psidium guineense. Published online. Accessed: July 02 2024.
• Hassler, M. 2024. Psidium guineense. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 July 02. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2024. Psidium guineense. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 02 July 2024.
• Psidium guineense – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names

English: Brazilian guava, Castilian guava, Guinea guava
español: Guayaba ágria
français: Goyavier du Brésil
português: Araçá, Goiaba-araçá

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