Common guava | |
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Common guava (Psidium guajava) fruit | |
Scientific classification | |
Kinrick: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Faimily: | Myrtaceae |
Subfaimily: | Myrtoideae |
Tribe: | Myrteae |
Genus: | Psidium |
Species: | P. guajava |
Binomial name | |
Psidium guajava |
Psidium guajava, the common guava,[1] yellae guava,[1] or lemon guava[1] (kent as goiaba in Portuguese an guayaba in Spaingie) is an evergreen shrub or smaw tree hamelt in the Caribbean, Central Americae an Sooth Americae.[1] It is easily pollinatit bi insects; in cultur, mainly bi the common honey bee, Apis mellifera.