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Common guava
Common guava
Psidium guajava
Also known as: Tropical Guava · Yellow Guava · Apple Guava
Plantae
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
30-50 yrs
Size
Medium
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Tropical rainforest
Range
Central and South America
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Toxins
Status
Common

About

The common guava is an evergreen shrub native to the Caribbean and the Americas. Its bark peels away in thin strips to reveal a smooth, greenish-brown surface underneath.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Myrtales
Family
Myrtaceae
Genus
Psidium
Species
Psidium guajava