Psidium grandifolium Mart. ex Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Myrtaceae > Psidium

Characteristics

A shrub. It loses its leaves during the year. It grows 2-3 m tall. The flowers are white.
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Growth form shrub
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Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 2.0
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Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in savannah grassland. In Argentina it grows between 100-1,000 m above sea level.
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Fields, savannahs and grasslands.
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

The ripe fruit are eaten raw.
Uses medicinal wood
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Hemorrhage (unspecified), Astringent (unspecified)
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Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 21 - 23
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Germination treatment soaking
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Images

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Distribution

Psidium grandifolium world distribution map, present in Argentina, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, and Paraguay

Conservation status

Psidium grandifolium threat status: Near Threatened

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:600839-1
WFO ID wfo-0000284420
COL ID 4PFV5
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Psidium microcarpum Psidium rubescens Psidium sericeum Psidium spodophyllum Psidium eriophyllum Psidium grandifolium Psidium lacteum Psidium lanatum Psidium radicans Psidium riedelianum Psidium cinereum Psidium paraguayense Psidium psychrophyllum Psidium yacaense Guajava grandifolia Guajava microcarpa Guajava radicans Guajava riedeliana Guajava rubescens Guajava cinerea Guajava incanescens Guajava lactea Guajava sericea Psidium albidum Psidium incanescens Psidium apaense Psidium cinereum var. angustifolium Psidium cinereum var. brevipes Psidium cinereum var. grandifolium Psidium cinereum var. incanescens Psidium cinereum var. intermedium Psidium cinereum var. paraguariae Psidium incanescens var. cuneatum Psidium incanescens var. parvifolium Psidium incanescens var. rotundifolium Psidium cuneatum var. incanescens Psidium grandifolium var. albidum Psidium grandifolium var. heterophyllum Psidium grandifolium var. incanescens Psidium grandifolium var. intermedium Psidium grandifolium var. parvifolium Psidium grandifolium var. tenuinerve Psidium grandifolium var. ternatifolium Psidium ternatifolium