• Family : MYRTACEAE
  (MYRTLE FAMILY)
• Family (as per The Plant List) : Myrtaceae
• Species : Psidium guajava
• Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Psidium guajava L.
• Common name : Guava Tree
• Vernacular name : Amrud, Safed safri, Lal safri (Hin.); Seebe Gida, Perale, Chepekaayi (Kan.); Koyya, Koiya (Tam.); Jama chettu (Tel.); Pijuli (Ori.); Amarutha, Perukah (San.)
• Key identification features : A small-sized tree. Bark is light-brown, peeling off in thin large shreds. Leaves are opposite and decussate and elliptic-lanceolate. Flowers are solitary or in pairs at the axils. Petals are white. Stamens are many and exserted. Fruit is an edible berry.
• Habit : Tree
• Flower, Fruit : Throughout the Year
• Native : Tropical America
• Comments : Introduced from Central America into tropics. Widely cultivated for its edible fruits.
• Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
• World Distribution : Tropical & sub-Tropical regions of the Old World
• Literature : R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District ; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
• Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Psidium guajava. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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