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Common guava
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Myrtle family: guava & Suriname cherry

Common guava

Psidium guajava L.

guyaba Sranan Tongoguave Surinamese Dutch
LC Least ConcernIntroduced by people

Names

EnglishCommon guava
DutchGuave
SpanishGuayabo
Chinese番石榴
Sranan Tongoguyaba
Surinamese Dutchguave
Scientific namePsidium guajava L.

About this species

Psidium guajava, the common guava, yellow guava, lemon guava, or apple guava is an evergreen shrub or small tree native to South America. It is pollinated by insects. When cultivated, it is pollinated mainly by the common honey bee, Apis mellifera.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderMyrtales
FamilyMyrtaceae
GenusPsidium

In Suriname

24Records in Suriname
2iNaturalist observations
1687First record
2014Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Marowijne1
  • Paramaribo1
  • Sipaliwini1

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

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