Psidium cattleyanum

Not to be confused with Ugni molinae the Chilean guava, also known as strawberry myrtle, or Psidium rufum, also known as purple guava

Psidium cattleyanum
red cattley guava
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Psidium
Species:
P. cattleyanum
Binomial name
Psidium cattleyanum
Sabine
Synonyms[1]
  • Episyzygium oahuense Suess. & A.Ludw.
  • Eugenia ferruginea Sieber ex C.Presl
  • Eugenia oxygona Koidz.
  • Eugenia pseudovenosa H.Perrier
  • Eugenia urceolata Cordem.
  • Guajava cattleiana (Afzel. ex Sabine) Kuntze
  • Guajava obovata (Mart. ex DC.) Kuntze
  • Psidium ferrugineum C.Presl
  • Psidium indicum Bojer nom. inval.
  • Psidium littorale Raddi
  • Psidium obovatum Mart. ex DC.
  • Psidium variabile O.Berg

Psidium cattleyanum (World Plants : Psidium cattleianum),[2][3] commonly known as Cattley guava, strawberry guava or cherry guava, is a small tree (2–6 m tall) in the Myrtaceae (myrtle) family. The species is named in honour of English horticulturist William Cattley. Its genus name Psidium comes from the Latin psidion, or "armlet."[4] The red-fruited variety, P. cattleyanum var. cattleyanum, is commonly known as purple guava, red cattley guava, red strawberry guava and red cherry guava.[2] The yellow-fruited variety, P. cattleyanum var. littorale is variously known as yellow cattley guava, yellow strawberry guava, yellow cherry guava,[2] lemon guava and in Hawaii as waiawī. Although P. cattleyanum has select economic uses,[2][5][6] it is considered the most invasive plant in Hawaii.[7][8]

  1. ^ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 6 May 2016
  2. ^ a b c d USDA-ARS. "GRIN Taxonomy for Plants". Retrieved 6 May 2016.
  3. ^ Missouri Botanical Gardens. "Tropicos.org". Retrieved 9 June 2011.
  4. ^ "Definition of PSIDIUM". www.merriam-webster.com. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
  5. ^ State of Hawaii. (2010). Biocontrol of Strawberry Guava by its Natural Control Agent for Preservation of Native Forests in the Hawaiian Islands. Department of Land and Natural Resources, 54.
  6. ^ US Forest Service. (2016). Strawberry Guava: Not All Green Is Good. Pacific Southwest Research Station.
  7. ^ "Strawberry Guava - Psidium cattleianum - Overview - Encyclopedia of Life". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2017-05-04.
  8. ^ Lowe S., Browne M., Boudjelas S., De Poorter M. (2000) 100 of the World’s Worst Invasive Alien Species: A selection from the Global Invasive Species Database. Published by The Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG) a specialist group of the Species Survival Commission (SSC) of the World Conservation Union (IUCN), 1 pp. First published as special lift-out in Aliens 12, December 2000. Updated and reprinted version: November 2004.