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Psidium
Genus of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the thoroughbred racehorse, see Psidium (horse).
Psidium is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family Myrtaceae. It is native to warmer parts of the Western Hemisphere (Mexico, Central and South America, the West Indies the Galápagos islands).[3] Many of the species bear edible fruits, and for this reason several are cultivated commercially.[4] The most popularly cultivated species is the common guava, Psidium guajava.
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Psidium | |
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Guava (Psidium guajava) | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Subfamily: | Myrtoideae |
Tribe: | Myrteae |
Genus: | Psidium L.[1] |
Species[2] | |
78; see text | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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