5559.000 Psidium L. - Guavas

Description of the genus

Trees or shrubs. Leaves opposite, gland-dotted. Inflorescence 1-3-flowered, axillary. Calyx unlobed before anthesis, enclosing the flower bud, later splitting into 4-5 lobes. Petals 4-5. Stamens numerous, free. Ovary 4-5-locular. Fruit a berry; seeds numerous.

Derivation of name: A Greek name, formerly for the pomegranate because of the similarity of the fruits

Worldwide: 100 species in tropical America

Caprivi: 1 cultivated taxon.

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guajava L.	Description, Image

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Flora of Caprivi: Psidium
Flora of Malawi: Psidium
Flora of Malawi: cultivated Psidium
Flora of Mozambique: Psidium
Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Psidium
Flora of Zambia: Psidium
Flora of Zambia: cultivated Psidium
Flora of Zimbabwe: Psidium
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Psidium

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