Guava
Psidium guajava
family
Myrtaceae
origin
Exotic
declaration
NIL
For information only
Common names
Guava, Brazilian guava, Apple guava, Tropical guava, Yellow guava.
A shrub or small tree with reddish-brown bark that peels off in flakes. Its younger stems are four-angled and somewhat hairy. Its oppositely arranged leaves (7-15 cm long and 3-6.5 cm wide) have 10-20 pairs of prominent side veins. Its white flowers (about 25 mm across) are usually borne singly in the upper leaf forks and have large numbers of stamens. Its rounded to pear-shaped fruit (2.5-10 cm long) is yellow and crowned with the remains of the persistent sepals.
Impact
Impact
Guava (Psidium guajava) is regarded as an environmental weed in New South Wales, Queensland and on Christmans Island. It is also a potential environmental weed or "sleeper weed" in other parts of Australia, and is listed in the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD).
Location
Location
Characteristics
Characteristics
Similar Species
Similar Species
Guava (Psidium guajava) is regarded as an environmental weed in New South Wales, Queensland and on Christmans Island. It is also a potential environmental weed or "sleeper weed" in other parts of Australia, and is listed in the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD).
