Guava, Common Guava, Apple Guava
Psidium guajava · Myrtaceae · 구아바
Look
- Leaves
- Elliptic leaves (7 to 15 cm long) with short stalks, smooth above and softly hairy beneath. The veins are pinnate.
- Flowers
- Faintly fragrant white flowers (2.5 cm wide) with 4 to 5 petals and about 250 white stamens, borne singly or in small groups.
- Fruit
- Pale yellow fruit that is round, egg-shaped or pear-shaped.
- Bark
- The bark is smooth, thin and peels in irregular pieces, showing pinkish or yellowish inner bark.
Where it grows
- Native to
- Native to tropical America.
Sources
- 국립수목원 국가표준식물목록(KPNI 웹 조회)
- NParks Flora&Fauna Web — Psidium guajava
- NParks Flora&Fauna Web — Psidium guajava(별도 등재)
- World Agroforestry Agroforestree Database — Psidium guajava
- J. Morton, Fruits of Warm Climates(1987) — Purdue University NewCROP
- Arévalo-Marín et al., 'The Taming of Psidium guajava: Natural and Cultural History of a Neotropical Fruit', Frontiers in Plant Science 12:714763 (2021)
- JSTOR Daily, 'Plant of the Month: Guava'