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5559.000 Psidium - Guavas
Description of the genus
Trees or shrubs. Leaves opposite, gland-dotted. Inflorescence 1-3-flowered, axillary. Calyx unlobed before anthesis, enclosing the flower bud, later splitting into 4-5 lobes. Petals 4-5. Stamens numerous, free. Ovary 4-5-locular. Fruit a berry; seeds numerous. Derivation of name: A Greek name, formerly for the pomegranate because of the similarity of the fruits Worldwide: 100 species in tropical America Zimbabwe: 2 cultivated taxa. |
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Links to cultivated taxa View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | Content |
| cattleianum Sabine | Description, Image |
| guajava L. | Description, Image |
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Flora of Malawi: cultivated Psidium
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Flora of Mozambique: cultivated Psidium
Flora of Zambia: Psidium
Flora of Zambia: cultivated Psidium
Flora of Zimbabwe: Psidium
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): PsidiumBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Psidium
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Psidium
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Psidium
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Psidium
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Psidium
JSTOR Plant Science: Psidium
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Psidium
Plants of the World Online: Psidium
Tropicos: Psidium
Wikipedia: Psidium
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