Psidium guajava

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
Sectio: P. sect. Psidium
Species: Psidium guajava

Name

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

Synonyms

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

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, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 470. Reference page.

Additional references

Govaerts, R.H.A., Sobral, M., Ashton, P.S., Barrie, F.R., Holst, B.K., Landrum, L.R., Matsumoto, K., Mazine, F.F., Nic Lughadha, E., Proença, C.E.B., Soares-Silva, L.H., Wilson, P.G. & Lucas, E. 2008. World Checklist of Myrtaceae. 455 pp. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 978-1-84246-391-8 Reference page.
Mansfeld's World Database of Agriculture and Horticultural Crops (1998-). IPK Gatersleben. 2009 Sept 02 [1].
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.
Wunderlin, R.P., & Hansen, B.F. (2008). Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants. Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa [2].

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Psidium guajava in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2024 July 02. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2024. Psidium guajava. Published online. Accessed July 02 2024.
Hassler, M. 2024. Psidium guajava. 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 on the internet. Accessed: 2024 July 02. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2024. Psidium guajava. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 02 July 2024.

Vernacular names

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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