WorldFloraDB - Psidium friedrichsthalianum

Characteristics

Glabrous shrubs and small trees to 9 m. high, with spreading crown and crooked bole, the bark smooth and fluted, brown, the wood fine-grained and hard; young twigs 4-angular. Leaves shortly petiolate, elliptical or oblong, 8-12 cm. long and 4-5 cm. wide, membranaceous to chartaceous, glabrous, the midrib impressed above and prominent beneath, the lateral nerves in about 8 pairs, prominulous on both sides, especially beneath; petiole about 3 mm. long. Peduncles 1-to 3-flowered, 1.0-2.5 cm. long. Calyx globose in the bud, closed and apiculate, later 2-to 3-fid, the lobes circumscissile slightly above the ovary but remaining attached at one point and at length deciduous, about 1 cm. long. Petals orbiculate, about 1.5 cm. long or slightly less. Anthers oblong. Ovary glabrous, 3-to 5-celled; placenta 2-lamellate; ovules in 2-3 rows, involute; stigma peltate. Berry oval or globose, yellow, edible.

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A small tree. It grows 3-4 m tall. The branches are angular and hairy. They are reddish. The leaves are papery and 4-10 cm long. There are 8 pairs of secondary veins. The flowers occur singly. They are white and have a scent. The fruit are a medium size and yellow with soft acid pulp. They are like a guava. They have many seeds. The fruit are 6-7 cm across.

A tree 6–12 m tall with quadrangular branches.. Leaves elliptic or oblong-elliptic, 3.8–12 cm long, 2.5–5 cm wide, acuminate at the apex, cuneate at the base, glabrous (or puberulous?) beneath; flowers white, 2.5 cm wide, solitary on slender peduncles; fruit sulphur yellow, round or ellipsoid, 3–6 cm long.

Life form	perennial
Growth form	tree
Growth support	free-standing
Foliage retention	evergreen
Sexuality	hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter)	7.0 - 8.5
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Photosynthetic pathway	c3

Environment

It is tropical. It suits hot, tropical lowlands. It cannot tolerate frosts. It grows naturally in seasonally flooded forests in Central America. It is best with medium to high rainfall. It can tolerate a range soils conditions if well drained.

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Usually found bordering streams and in swampy woods along the coast and inland. Along the edges of tidal streams (Honduras), in forests, or in upland pastures or clearings.

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Usage

The fruit are eaten fresh or used in jelly and juice. It is very acid.

Uses	environmental use food gene source ornamental timber wood
Edible	fruits
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Cultivation

Plants are grown from seed. It can also be grown by cuttings.

Mode	seedlings
Germination duration (days)	30 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°)	21 - 23
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Germination treatment	soaking
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Optimum temperature (C°)	22 - 28
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