Psidium
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Psidium is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family Myrtaceae. It is native to warmer parts of the Western Hemisphere (Mexico, Central and South America, the West Indies, and the Galápagos Islands).[2]Template:R/superscript Many of the species bear edible fruits, and for this reason several are cultivated commercially.[3] The most popularly cultivated species is the common guava, Psidium guajava.
Taxonomy
This genus was described first by Linnaeus in 1753.[4]
Fossils are known from the Paleogene of Patagonia.[5]
Species
As of March 2026[update], Plants of the World Online accepts the following 70 species:[2]Template:R/superscript
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References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Genus: Psidium L." Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2009-01-27. Retrieved 2010-03-03.
- ^ a b c d Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Psidium L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2026. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Jules Janick, Robert E. Paull, ed. (2008). The Encyclopedia of Fruit and Nuts (illustrated ed.). CABI. ISBN 9780851996387.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Linnaeus, Carl (1753). Species plantarum. Stockholm: Laurentii Salvii. p. 470.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Panti, Carolina (2016-05-18). "Myrtaceae fossil leaves from the Río Turbio Formation (Middle Eocene), Santa Cruz Province, Argentina". Historical Biology. 28 (4): 459–469. Bibcode:2016HBio...28..459P. doi:10.1080/08912963.2014.976635. hdl:11336/19131. ISSN 0891-2963. S2CID 84988707.
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