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Psidium salutare var. pohlianum

(O. Berg) Landrum

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Description

A tropical shrub of the Myrtaceae family growing 1.5-4 m tall, producing fruit approximately 2.5 cm across.

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Edible Uses

The fruit is edible.

Distribution

It is a tropical plant.

Where It Grows

Brazil, South America,

Synonyms

Guajava pohliana (O. Berg) KuntzePsidium pohlianum O. BergPsidium pohlianum var. brevipes O. Berg.

Also Known As

Pohl healing guava

References (3)

  • Grandtner, M. M. & Chevrette, J., 2013, Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press p 546
  • Peres, M. K., 2011, Diasporos do Cerrado Atrativos para Fauna: Chave Interativa Caracterizacao Visual e Relacoes Ecologicas. Masters thesis. Universidade de Brasilia. (As Psidium pohlianum)
  • www.colecionandofrutas.org

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