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GUAVA

General Classifications Guava is a plant in the myrtle family (Myrtaceae)

genus Psidium. Psidium guajava (common guava,
lemon guava) is a small tree in the myrtle family
(Myrtaceae), native to Mexico, Central America, the
Caribbean and northern South America. Although
related species may also be called guavas, they belong
to other species or genera, such as the pineapple
guava, Feijoa sellowiana.

Description -Guava, Psidium guajava, is an evergreen shrub or

small tree in the family Myrtaceae grown for its edible
fruits.
-Guava has a slender trunk with smooth green to red-
brown bark.
- trunk may be branched at the base and the branches
droop low to the ground.
- plant possesses oval or elliptical leaves which are
smooth on the upper surface and hairy on the lower
surface. It has hard dark elliptic leaves. It is about 2-6
inches long and 1 - 2 inches wide.
- The fruit is oval in shape and green to yellow in color.
The flesh inside can be white, yellow, pink or red in
color and contains numerous yellowish seeds.
- Guava can reach grow to 10 m (33 ft) in height and
lives for approximately 40 years.
- Guava may also be referred to as common guava and
its origin is unknown although it grows native in parts
of tropical America.
-Guava is cultivated in many tropical and sub tropical
countries for its edible fruit. Guava fruit, usually 2 to 4
inches long, is round or oval depending on the species.
Varying between species, the skin can be any
thickness, it is usually green when unripe, but
becomes yellow or maroon when ripe. The flesh of
Guava fruit is sweet or sour. The color of the flesh may
be white, pink, yellow, or red, with the seeds in the
central part of the flesh.
-The seeds are numerous but small. In some good
varieties, they are edible. Actual seed counts have
ranged from 112 to 535. Guava fruit is rich with
vitamins A and C, omega-3 and omega-6, gatty acids
and high levels of dietary fibre