Psidium
Psidium · also Guava
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Psidium is a genus of trees and shrubs native to the warmer parts of the Western Hemisphere, widely cultivated for their edible fruits. Many species are known for their fragrant flowers, valuable wood, and traditional medicinal uses. Some species, like the Strawberry Guava, can be invasive outside their native range due to aggressive growth, posing urban planting challenges.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 1,0040.07%——
- 20.00%——
- 10.00%——
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Water needs
- Moderate
- Wildlife value
- High
- Blooms
- Jan, Dec
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Tropical & Subtropical Grasslands, Savannas & Shrublands
- Cerrado
Other Psidium in the catalogue
3 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
