Psidium spp.
Plant Number: 18
Common Name: Guava
Scientific Name: Psidium spp.
Derivation of name
Psidium - genus name comes from the Latin psidion, or
"armlet."
Description
- Evergreen shrub to 10 metres
- Dense canopy of dull green leathery leaves with prominent vein
- Older stems covered in reddish-brown bark, young stems green
- Single white flowers to 25 mm
- Fruit to 10 cm turn from green to yellow as it ripens, pink pulp containing numerous seeds
Human uses
Edible fruit
Acknowledgment: Environmental Weeds of Australia, Gardens Online
Photo Credit: Pierah