Psidium guajava L.

 
  • Family : MYRTACEAE
    (Myrtle Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : JAMUN FAMILY (जामुन फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Myrtaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Psidium guajava L.
  • Common name : Guava Tree, Guava, Guajava, Common guava
  • Vernacular name :
    • Amrud, Safed safri, Lal safri (Hindi)
    • Seebe Gida, Perale, Chepekaayi (Kannada)
    • Koyya, Koiya (Tamil)
    • Jama chettu (Telugu)
    • Pijuli (Oria)
    • Amarutha, Perukah (Sanskrit)
    • Adakkapazham, Koyya, Malakkapera, Pela, Pera, Perakka (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Comments / notes : Widely cultivated.
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Srikakulam district
    • Karnataka : Karnataka
    • Kerala : Kerala
    • Odisha : Odisha
    • Tamil Nadu : Tamil Nadu
    • West Bengal : West Bengal
    • Delhi : Delhi
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
  • Native : Tropical America
  • World Distribution : Tropical & sub-Tropical regions of the Old World
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • 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 Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
    • Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Psidium guajava. Downloaded on 15 October 2024.

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