Psidium guajava L.

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Aberfoyle Country Club, Honde Valley.

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Nyabamba Bridge, Chimanimani District

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Gardiner Farm, Arcturus

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By road from Swynnerton Memorial to main road, Chirinda Forest

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Pungwe River at Katiyo Tea Estate

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Whaleback near Zembe along Sussundenga road

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Bue Maria, Gorongosa National Park

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Along path from Zomba to Muwawa.

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Harava Dam

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Along dambo trail near Luwawa Forest Lodge

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Nhahomba area, Chimanimani National Reserve

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Synonyms:
Common names:	Guava (English)
Frequency:
Status:	Cultivated and naturalised
Description:	Evergreen or semi-deciduous small tree with distinctive flaking yellow and light brown bark.
Type location:	Said to come from India
Notes:	Well-known fruit tree introduced from South America and now naturalized in many parts of southern Africa.
Derivation of specific name:	guajava: South American spanish name for the Guava
Habitat:	An often highly invasive alien in riverine vegetation, roadsides and secondary evergreen forest margins.
Altitude range: (metres)
Flowering time:	Sep - Mar
Worldwide distribution:	Native of tropical America; naturalised elsewhere
FZ divisions:	MS,GI
Growth form(s):	Tree, shrub over 2 m.
Endemic status:
Red data list status:
Insects associated with this species:	Holocerina smilax (Larval food plant)
Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Images last updated:	Monday 10 February 2020
Literature:	Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 693. (Includes a picture). Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 46. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 264. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 64. Parker, T. (2023). Common Trees of Mozambique The Tree Press, Austin, Texas, USA Pages 298 - 299. (Includes a picture). Timberlake, J.R. & Childes, S.L. (2004). Biodiversity of the Four Corners Area: Technical Reviews Volume Two (Chapter 5-15) Appendix 5-1: Plant Checklist Occasional Publications in Biodiversity 15 Page 220. White, F. (1978). Myrtaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4 Pages 185 - 186.

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