MyrtaceaeSubfamily Heteropyxideae
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Psidium guajava L.
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- Common Name:
- Family: Myrtaceae Juss.
- Country of Origin: Brazil
- Habitat:
- Description: Shrub or small tree, to 30 feet, bark scaly, greenish-brown, branchlets 4-angled; leaves ovate to oblong-elliptic, to 6 inches long, pubescent beneath, veins prominent; flowers white, solitary or few together on slender peduncles; fruit ovoid to pear-shaped, 1-4 inches long, with yellow or dark pink flesh.
[Thai: farang, ma kuai]
- Uses: The fruits are used in many ways as a fresh fruit, or the juice may be used for punch or ices. The greatest commercial use of Guava fruit is for jelly. Fruit varies in size, shape, color and flavor, and has a musky, penetrating odor. somewhat insipid when raw, it may be canned, preserved, spiced, and made into jam, relish or chutney. the juice is used for punch.
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 Accession Data:- Accession # 199200140
- Source: J. Caira
- Accession Date: 12-18-1991
- Bench: 3311 - W Bench
- Qty: 2 confirmed on 01-15-2008
Classification:- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: rosids
- Order: Myrtales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Myrtaceae
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