EPPO Global Database

Psidium guajava(PSIGU)

Overview
Code created in: 2002-07-22

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: PSIGU
  • Preferred name: Psidium guajava
  • Authority: Linnaeus

Notes

Venezuela to Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina. Widely cultivated as a fruit tree. Introduced in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Malesia (Malaysia, Borneo, Sulawesi), China (including Taiwan), Mauretanie, Guinée, Côte d'Ivoire, Ethiopia to southern Africa generally, USA (Florida), Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, Guyanas 


Other scientific names
Name Authority
Psidium guayava Raddi
Psidium pomiferum Linnaeus
Psidium pyriferum Linnaeus

Common names
Name Language
common guava English
guava English
yellow guava English
gemeiner Guajavenbaum German
gemeiner Guavenbaum German
Guave German
goyavier French
goyavier commun French
guayaba grande Spanish
guayabo Spanish
guayabo Spanish
guaia giallo Italian
pero dell'India Italian
guavaboom Dutch
araçá Portuguese
araçã das almas Portuguese (BR)
araçã-goiaba Portuguese (BR)
araçazeiro Portuguese
araçu-uaçu Portuguese (BR)
goiaba Portuguese
goiaba-comum Portuguese (BR)
goiaba-maçã Portuguese (BR)
goiaba-pera Portuguese (BR)
goiabeira Portuguese
гуава Russian
guaiaba Basque
guaiabondo Basque
piyara Bengali
guiaber Catalan
fān shí liu Chinese
番石榴 Chinese
amrood Hindi
amrut Hindi
अमरूद् Hindi
jambu batu Indonesian
pera Swahili