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