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Details for: Psidium guajava
Source: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (2010), copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Name: Psidium guajava L.
Nomencl. ref.: Sp. Pl.: 470. 1753
Rank: Species
Status: ACCEPTED
Taxonomy (this taxon is included in): Regnum - Plantae
     Divisio - Tracheophyta
          Subdivisio - Spermatophytina
               Class - Magnoliopsida
                    Superordo - Rosanae
                         Ordo - Myrtales Bercht. & J. Presl
                              Familia - Myrtaceae Juss.
                                   Genus - Psidium L.
                                       
Homotypic synonyms: Myrtus guajava (L.) Kuntze
Heterotypic synonyms: Guajava pumila (Vahl) Kuntze
Guajava pyrifera (L.) Kuntze
Psidium angustifolium Lam.
Psidium aromaticum Blanco, nom. illeg.
Psidium cujavillus Burm. f.
Psidium cujavus L.
Psidium fragrans Macfad.
Psidium igatemyense Barb. Rodr.
Psidium intermedium Zipp. ex Blume
Psidium pomiferum L.
Psidium prostratum O. Berg
Psidium pumilum Vahl
Psidium pyriferum L.
Psidium sapidissimum Jacq.
Psidium vulgare Rich.
Syzygium ellipticum K. Schum. & Lauterb.
Psidium guajava var. cujavillum (Burm. f.) Krug & Urb.
Psidium guajava var. minor Mattos
Psidium pumilum var. guadalupense DC.
Psidium pyriferum var. glabrum Benth.
Taxon Notes: Widely cultivated for its edible fruits (common guava).
 
Common names: guaiaba (Catalan), guaiaba (Euskera), guaiaber (Catalan), guaiabondo (Euskera), guayaba (Spanish, Castillian), guayabo (Spanish, Castillian)[Credits]
Maps: distribution
Occurrence: [Md]