Thailand origin. Other names: Thailand apple, Bangkok apple. White dessert guava, also used for canning and juice; triploid, seedless. Short to medium tree with large, dark-green oval leaves with wavy margins. Origin: Tree: Fruit: oblate to globose, ridged, and frequently asymmetrical, 7-S.5 cm in diam., average 250-350 g. At firmripe, flesh is white with a tinge of pink, frequently has no seed core but a hollow carpellary cavity; 10% to 11 % soluble solids and 0.55% total acid. Poor yield (15-20 t/ ha/year) and heavy fruit drop (50%). Susceptible to anthracnose and root-knot nematode, but somewhat resistant to Phomopsis stylar and ring rot.
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