Psidium L.
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Authority
Britton, Nathaniel L. & Millspaugh, Charles F. 1920. The Bahama Flora.
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Family
Myrtaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Description - Trees or shrubs with pinnately veined leaves and large, axillary or lateral, solitary or clustered flowers. Calyx-tube somewhat prolonged beyond the ovary, its 4 or 5 lobes often united in the bud, irregularly parting at anthesis. Petals .4 or 5, spreading. Stamens numerous, with filiform filaments in several series. Ovary 4-5-celled; ovules several or many in each cavity. Berries crowned by the calyx-lobes. Seeds several or many. Embryo curved, with small cotyledons and a long radicle. [Greek, referring to the edible fruit.] A large genus, of which about 100 species have been described, the following typical.