Division: Magnoliophyta

Family: Myrtaceae

Specific Epithet: Psidium guajava

Common Name: Guava

Ethnobotanical/Economic Uses: This small branching tree is cultivated for the edible, globose, yellow, sweet fruit it produces. The fruit can also be made into jams.

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Origin: West Indies and Tropical America

Number of Specimens: 1

Other Names: Musa paradisiaca var. sarplentum

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Division: Magnoliophyta
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