Psidium amplexicaule Pers.

Mountain guava (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Psidium

Characteristics

A shrub or small tree. It grows about 3-4 m tall but can be 10 m tall. The bark is a mottled light grey and peels off. The leaves are opposite and almost round. They are leathery and about 6 cm across. The flowers are small and on side twigs. There are 4 white petals and many white stamens.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 10.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

A tropical plant. It grows between 300-380 m above sea level in Puerto Rico.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses -
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 30 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Psidium amplexicaule world distribution map, present in Brazil, Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Puerto Rico, and United States of America

Conservation status

Psidium amplexicaule threat status: Extinct

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:600710-1
WFO ID wfo-0000284285
COL ID 4PFRQ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 630499
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Synonyms

Marlierea leal-costae Psidium amplexicaule Psidium sessilifolium Psidium harrisianum Calyptrogenia biflora Guajava amplexicaulis Eugenia corozalensis Psidium dumetorum Psidium cordatum