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Rhodomyrtus psidioides, the native guava, is a shrub or small rainforest tree up to 12 m (39 ft) high, member of the botanical family Myrtaceae, native to eastern Australia. [ 1 ] Leaves are ovate to elliptic or oblong, 5–25 cm (2–10 in) long and 2.5–6.5 cm (1–3 in) wide, with a glossy upper surface and paler lower surface.
Guava leaves contain both carotenoids and polyphenols, such as (+)-gallocatechin and leucocyanidin. [21] As some of these phytochemicals produce the fruit skin and flesh color, guavas that are red-orange tend to have more polyphenol and carotenoid content than yellow-green ones.
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]
Psidium is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family Myrtaceae.It is native to warmer parts of the Western Hemisphere (Mexico, Central and South America, the West Indies the Galápagos islands). [3]
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 (6 ft 7 in – 19 ft 8 in) tall) in the Myrtaceae (myrtle) family. The species is named in honour of English horticulturist William Cattley.
Psidium amplexicaule, which is commonly known as mountain guava, is a species in the family Myrtaceae [3] that is native to the Caribbean (Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and the Leeward Islands) and northeastern Brazil. [2] It is rarely found in a moist limestone forest at 100–600 feet elevation on the north coast of Puerto Rico.
Guava. 1 fruit, 1.4 grams of protein. This tropical fruit is high in antioxidants, vitamin C, potassium and fiber. Guava has a sweet-tart flavor that’s often compared to that of a strawberry or ...
Pimenta dioica. Myrtaceae (/ m ə r ˈ t eɪ s i ˌ aɪ,-s iː ˌ iː /), the myrtle family, is a family of dicotyledonous plants placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtle, pōhutukawa, bay rum tree, clove, guava, acca (feijoa), allspice, and eucalyptus are some notable members of this group.