Psidium guajava

Common guava
Common guava (Psidium guajava) fruit
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Psidium
Species:
P. guajava
Binomial name
Psidium guajava
Honey bee on a Psidium guajava flower. Flower buds and leaf buds are also visible.
Common guava seedling, 14 months

Psidium guajava, the common guava,[2] yellow guava,[2] lemon guava,[2] or apple guava is an evergreen shrub or small tree native to the Caribbean, Central America and South America.[2] It is easily pollinated by insects; when cultivated, it is pollinated mainly by the common honey bee, Apis mellifera.

  1. ^ Canteiro, C.; Lucas, E. (2019). "Psidium guajava". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T49485755A49485759. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T49485755A49485759.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "Psidium guajava". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved February 6, 2009.