Psidium guajava L.

  • Filed As

    Myrtaceae
    Psidium guajava L.

  • Collector(s)

    S. A. Mori 27048 with C. A. Gracie, 22 Oct 2007

  • Location

    Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba. Saba. Windwardside. Coordinates for the Cottage Club but specimens collected throughout the village.

  • Habitat

    Weeds and cultivated plants.

  • Description

    Tree, 4 m tall. Bark peeling in irregular plates, mottled, the newest bark green, turning orange. Stems winged. Leaves opposite, midrib and secondary veins salient abaxially, impressed adaxially. Buds green, enclosed by calyx; calyx green, splitting irregularly; petals white reflexed; stamens numerous, the filaments white, the anthers yellowish; ovary inferior. Fruits green turning yellow, flesh pink.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    UNICATE. [Photos].

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00951899

    Occurrence ID: 6556ac2d-df91-4edd-ab0b-bcd1493baac7

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Myrtales

  • Family

    Myrtaceae

  • All Determinations

    Psidium guajava L. det S. A. Mori, 2007

  • Region

    West Indies

  • Country

    Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba

  • State/Province

    Saba

  • Locality

    Windwardside. Coordinates for the Cottage Club but specimens collected throughout the village.

  • Coordinates

    17.6288, -63.2301

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