Psidium myrtoides

Psidium myrtoides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Psidium
Species:
P. myrtoides
Binomial name
Psidium myrtoides
O. Berg 1857
Synonyms

Psidium myrtoides, commonly known as purple forest guava or araçá-una, is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is found in Atlantic Forest in São Paulo and northern Paraná, Brazil.[1] The plant grows up to 4–6 meter and sometimes 8 meters tall. It blooms from October to December with solitary white flowers. Fruits are round and 2.5–4.2 cm wide with a reddish pulp that is somewhat bitter and with around ten white seeds.

It is sometimes misidentified as the nonexistent Psidium eugeniaefolia.[2]

The plant is tolerant of different types of soil with pH ranging from 5.5 to 6.2. It can take temperatures of up to −4 degrees Celsius.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Psidium myrtoides in Tropicos".
  2. ^ a b "PSIDIUM MYRTOIDES FAMILIA DAS MYRTACEAS".


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