| Source: |
World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (2010), copyright © The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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| Name: |
Psidium guajava L.
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| Nomencl. ref.: |
Sp. Pl.: 470. 1753 |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Status: |
ACCEPTED
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| 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.
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Homotypic synonyms:
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Myrtus guajava (L.) Kuntze |
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Heterotypic synonyms:
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Guajava pumila (Vahl) Kuntze |
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Guajava pyrifera (L.) Kuntze |
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Psidium angustifolium Lam. |
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Psidium aromaticum Blanco, nom. illeg. |
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Psidium cujavillus Burm. f. |
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Psidium cujavus L. |
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Psidium fragrans Macfad. |
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Psidium igatemyense Barb. Rodr. |
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Psidium intermedium Zipp. ex Blume |
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Psidium pomiferum L. |
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Psidium prostratum O. Berg |
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Psidium pumilum Vahl |
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Psidium pyriferum L. |
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Psidium sapidissimum Jacq. |
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Psidium vulgare Rich. |
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Syzygium ellipticum K. Schum. & Lauterb. |
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Psidium guajava var. cujavillum (Burm. f.) Krug & Urb. |
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Psidium guajava var. minor Mattos |
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Psidium pumilum var. guadalupense DC. |
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Psidium pyriferum var. glabrum Benth. |
| Taxon Notes: |
Widely cultivated for its edible fruits (common guava). |
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| Common names: |
guaiaba (Catalan), guaiaba (Euskera), guaiaber (Catalan), guaiabondo (Euskera), guayaba (Spanish, Castillian), guayabo (Spanish, Castillian)[Credits] |
| Maps: |
distribution |
| Occurrence: |
[Md] |
