| Careya arborea | |
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| Careya arborea[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Lecythidaceae |
| Genus: | Careya |
| Species: | C. arborea
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| Binomial name | |
| Careya arborea Roxb.
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| Synonyms[3] | |
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Careya arborea is a species of tree in the Lecythidaceae family, native to the Indian subcontinent, Afghanistan, and Indochina.[3] Its common English names include wild guava, Ceylon oak, patana oak.[4] Careya arborea is a deciduous tree that grows up to 15 metres (49 ft) high. Its leaves turn red in the cold season. Flowers are yellow or white in colour that become large green berries. The tree grows throughout India in forests and grasslands.
- ^ 1819 illustration from Plants of the coast of Coromandel : selected from drawings and descriptions presented to the hon. court of directors of the East India Company Volume 3 of 3, by Roxburgh, William; Banks, Joseph, Sir; Mackenzie, D.; Nicol, George; Bulmer, W. Publisher: London : G. Nicol, bookseller, 1795-1819 (London : W. Bulmer).
- ^ "Careya arborea Roxb. — the Plant List".
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ "Careya arborea - Wild Guava". Flowers of India. Archived from the original on 2008-06-04. Retrieved 2021-01-12.