Scientific Name :
Psidium guajava L.
Synonym :
Psidium cujavus L.
Psidium pomiferum L.
Common Name : Guava, Amrood, Peru
Plant Family : Myrtaceae
Habit : Tree
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : March to May
Flower Colour : White
Description : Height: Upto 10 m
Stem: White, shining, smooth, bark peeling off in flakes
Leaves: Oblong, elliptical, acute apex
Flowers: Calyx green, persistent, petals 5, white, stamens infinite olitary
Inflorescence: Cymose, axillary solitary
Fruits: Berry, 1 to 8 cm long, round or elongated, fleshy many seeded
Native/ Exotic : E
Locality : HN, CH, JM, VT, TL
Distribution Range : Tropical & Subtropical America.
Uses : It is very nutritious edible fruit
It cures dysentery and diarrhoea
