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Brazilian Guava
Luis Capeletti, CC0, via iNaturalist

Myrtle family: guava & Suriname cherry

Brazilian Guava

Psidium guineense Sw.

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishBrazilian Guava
Dutch—
SpanishGuayabo cimarrón
Chinese几内亚番石榴
Scientific namePsidium guineense Sw.

About this species

Psidium guineense is a species of guava.

Common names include Brazilian guava, Castilian guava, sour guava, Guinea guava (English language), Goyavier du Brésil (French language), brasiliaanse koejawel (Afrikaans), Stachelbeerguave (German language), chobo, diondan (Bolivia), guayabillo de tierra fria (El Salvador), araçá do campo, aracahy (Brazil), guayaba brava, sacha guayaba (Peru), allpa guayaba (Ecuador), guayaba agria (Colombia, Venezuela, Mexico), guayaba acida, chamach, pichippul (Guatemala), guísaro (Costa Rica), and guayabita de sabana (Panama).

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderMyrtales
FamilyMyrtaceae
GenusPsidium

In Suriname

21Records in Suriname
1iNaturalist observations
1837First record
2006Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Brokopondo3
  • Sipaliwini1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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