1- Introduction to the Genus Psidium L. - Guava Genus
1.1- Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Subfamily: Myrtoideae
Tribe: Myrteae DC.
Genus: Psidium L.
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Subfamily: Myrtoideae
Tribe: Myrteae DC.
Genus: Psidium L.
1.2- Genus Psidium L. - Guava genus
+ Overview
Genus Psidium is a group of trees and shrubs in the myrtle family, described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1753. It is native to warmer parts of the Western Hemisphere (Mexico, Central and South America, the West Indies, Galápagos, and the southern United States).
Many of the species bear edible fruits, and for this reason several are cultivated commercially. Most important is the common guava, Psidium guajava.
+ Synonyms
Calyptropsidium O.Berg
Corynemyrtus (Kiaersk.) Mattos
Cuiavus Trew
Episyzygium Suess. & A.Ludw.
Guajava Mill.
Guayaba Noronha
Mitropsidium Burret
+ Overview
Genus Psidium is a group of trees and shrubs in the myrtle family, described as a genus by Linnaeus in 1753. It is native to warmer parts of the Western Hemisphere (Mexico, Central and South America, the West Indies, Galápagos, and the southern United States).
Many of the species bear edible fruits, and for this reason several are cultivated commercially. Most important is the common guava, Psidium guajava.
+ Synonyms
Calyptropsidium O.Berg
Corynemyrtus (Kiaersk.) Mattos
Cuiavus Trew
Episyzygium Suess. & A.Ludw.
Guajava Mill.
Guayaba Noronha
Mitropsidium Burret
2- Species of the Genus Psidium L.
2.1- Accepted species
The Genus Psidium include 96 accepted species:
1- Psidium acranthum - Dominican Rep
2- Psidium acunae - Cuba
3- Psidium acutangulum - from Colombia to Amapá and Bolivia
4- Psidium albescens - Jamaica
5- Psidium amplexicaule - Puerto Rico, Leeward Is.
6- Psidium apiculatum - Bahia
7- Psidium appendiculatum - N Venezuela, NE Brazil
8- Psidium araucanum - São Paulo, Paraná
9- Psidium arboreum - Rio de Janeiro
10- Psidium australe - Venezuela, Guyana, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay
11- Psidium bahianum - Bahia
12- Psidium balium - Cuba
13- Psidium brevifolium - Dominican Rep
14- Psidium brownianum - Venezuela, NE Brazil
15- Psidium calyptranthoides - Puerto Rico
16- Psidium canum - Brazil
17- Psidium cattleianum - Brazil, Uruguay
18- Psidium cauliflorum - Bahia
19- Psidium celastroides - Cuba
20- Psidium claraense - Cuba
The Genus Psidium include 96 accepted species:
1- Psidium acranthum - Dominican Rep
2- Psidium acunae - Cuba
3- Psidium acutangulum - from Colombia to Amapá and Bolivia
4- Psidium albescens - Jamaica
5- Psidium amplexicaule - Puerto Rico, Leeward Is.
6- Psidium apiculatum - Bahia
7- Psidium appendiculatum - N Venezuela, NE Brazil
8- Psidium araucanum - São Paulo, Paraná
9- Psidium arboreum - Rio de Janeiro
10- Psidium australe - Venezuela, Guyana, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay
11- Psidium bahianum - Bahia
12- Psidium balium - Cuba
13- Psidium brevifolium - Dominican Rep
14- Psidium brownianum - Venezuela, NE Brazil
15- Psidium calyptranthoides - Puerto Rico
16- Psidium canum - Brazil
17- Psidium cattleianum - Brazil, Uruguay
18- Psidium cauliflorum - Bahia
19- Psidium celastroides - Cuba
20- Psidium claraense - Cuba
21- Psidium cymosum - Cuba
22- Psidium densicomum - Venezuela, Guyana, Bolivia, NW Brazil, Peru, Colombia
23- Psidium dictyophyllum - Hispaniola
24- Psidium donianum - Maranhão
25- †Psidium dumetorum - Jamaica but extinct
26- Psidium eugenii - SE Brazil
27- Psidium firmum - Brazil
28- Psidium friedrichsthalianum - S Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela
29- Psidium fulvum - Peru
30- Psidium galapageium - Galápagos
31- Psidium ganevii - Bahia
32- Psidium giganteum - Minas Gerais, São Paulo
33- Psidium glaziovianum - SE Brazil
34- Psidium globosum - Uruguay
35- Psidium grandifolium - Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, NE Argentina
36- Psidium guajava - Central + South America, West Indies, Mexico, Florida, Louisiana, Arizona; naturalized in parts of Africa, the Indian Subcontinent, and on numerous oceanic islands
37- Psidium guineense - Central + South America, Windward Is, Mexico
38- Psidium guyanense - N Brazil, Venezuela, French Guiana
39- Psidium haitiense - Haiti
40- Psidium harrisianum - Jamaica
22- Psidium densicomum - Venezuela, Guyana, Bolivia, NW Brazil, Peru, Colombia
23- Psidium dictyophyllum - Hispaniola
24- Psidium donianum - Maranhão
25- †Psidium dumetorum - Jamaica but extinct
26- Psidium eugenii - SE Brazil
27- Psidium firmum - Brazil
28- Psidium friedrichsthalianum - S Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela
29- Psidium fulvum - Peru
30- Psidium galapageium - Galápagos
31- Psidium ganevii - Bahia
32- Psidium giganteum - Minas Gerais, São Paulo
33- Psidium glaziovianum - SE Brazil
34- Psidium globosum - Uruguay
35- Psidium grandifolium - Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, NE Argentina
36- Psidium guajava - Central + South America, West Indies, Mexico, Florida, Louisiana, Arizona; naturalized in parts of Africa, the Indian Subcontinent, and on numerous oceanic islands
37- Psidium guineense - Central + South America, Windward Is, Mexico
38- Psidium guyanense - N Brazil, Venezuela, French Guiana
39- Psidium haitiense - Haiti
40- Psidium harrisianum - Jamaica
41- Psidium × hasslerianum - Paraguay, Central America
42- Psidium hotteanum - Massif de la Hotte
43- Psidium huanucoense - Huánuco
44- Psidium inaequilaterum - SE Brazil
45- Psidium itanareense - São Paulo
46- Psidium jacquinianum - unknown
47- Psidium jakucsianum - Cuba
48- Psidium kennedyanum - Brazil, Paraguay, NE Argentina
49- Psidium langsdorffii - Minas Gerais
50- Psidium laruotteanum - from Costa Rica to Paraguay
51- Psidium longipetiolatum - S Brazil
52- Psidium lourteigiae - Brazil
53- Psidium loustalotii - Cuba
54- Psidium maribense - Colombia, Venezuela, N Brazil
55- Psidium minutifolium - Cuba
56- Psidium misionum - Paraguay, Misiones
57- Psidium montanum - Jamaica
58- Psidium munizianum - Cuba
59- Psidium myrsinites - Brazil
60- Psidium myrtoides - Brazil
42- Psidium hotteanum - Massif de la Hotte
43- Psidium huanucoense - Huánuco
44- Psidium inaequilaterum - SE Brazil
45- Psidium itanareense - São Paulo
46- Psidium jacquinianum - unknown
47- Psidium jakucsianum - Cuba
48- Psidium kennedyanum - Brazil, Paraguay, NE Argentina
49- Psidium langsdorffii - Minas Gerais
50- Psidium laruotteanum - from Costa Rica to Paraguay
51- Psidium longipetiolatum - S Brazil
52- Psidium lourteigiae - Brazil
53- Psidium loustalotii - Cuba
54- Psidium maribense - Colombia, Venezuela, N Brazil
55- Psidium minutifolium - Cuba
56- Psidium misionum - Paraguay, Misiones
57- Psidium montanum - Jamaica
58- Psidium munizianum - Cuba
59- Psidium myrsinites - Brazil
60- Psidium myrtoides - Brazil
61- Psidium nannophyllum - Dominican Rep
62- Psidium navasense - Cuba
63- Psidium nummularia - Cuba
64- Psidium nutans - Brazil, NE Argentina
65- Psidium oblongatum - Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo
66- Psidium oblongifolium - SE Brazil
67- Psidium oligospermum - Minas Gerais, Paraíba
68- Psidium oncocalyx - Bahia
69- Psidium orbifolium - Cuba
70- Psidium ovale - Minas Gerais, Santa Catarina
71- Psidium parvifolium - Cuba
72- Psidium pedicellatum - Colombia, Ecuador
73- Psidium pigmeum - SE Brazil
74- Psidium raimondii - Peru
75- Psidium ramboanum - Mato Grosso
76- Psidium ratterianum - Brasília
77- Psidium refractum - Goiás
78- Psidium reptans - Paraná
79- Psidium reversum - Sierra Sagua Baracoa in Cuba
80- Psidium rhombeum - Bahia
62- Psidium navasense - Cuba
63- Psidium nummularia - Cuba
64- Psidium nutans - Brazil, NE Argentina
65- Psidium oblongatum - Minas Gerais, Espírito Santo
66- Psidium oblongifolium - SE Brazil
67- Psidium oligospermum - Minas Gerais, Paraíba
68- Psidium oncocalyx - Bahia
69- Psidium orbifolium - Cuba
70- Psidium ovale - Minas Gerais, Santa Catarina
71- Psidium parvifolium - Cuba
72- Psidium pedicellatum - Colombia, Ecuador
73- Psidium pigmeum - SE Brazil
74- Psidium raimondii - Peru
75- Psidium ramboanum - Mato Grosso
76- Psidium ratterianum - Brasília
77- Psidium refractum - Goiás
78- Psidium reptans - Paraná
79- Psidium reversum - Sierra Sagua Baracoa in Cuba
80- Psidium rhombeum - Bahia
81- Psidium riparium - Brazil
82- Psidium robustum - Maranhão, Minas Gerais, São Paulo
83- Psidium rostratum - Peru
84- Psidium rotundatum - Cuba
85- Psidium rufum - Brazil
86- Psidium rutidocarpum - Peru
87- Psidium salutare - Central + South America, West Indies, S Mexico
88- Psidium sartorianum - Central + South America, West Indies, Mexico
89- Psidium schenckianum - E Brazil
90- Psidium scopulorum - Cuba
91- Psidium sessilifolium - Dominican Rep
92- Psidium sintenisii - Puerto Rico
93- Psidium sorocabense - SE Brazil
94- Psidium striatulum -Brazil, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname
95- Psidium tenuirame - Cuba
96- Psidium trilobum - Massif du Nord in Haiti
Source: Psidium - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
82- Psidium robustum - Maranhão, Minas Gerais, São Paulo
83- Psidium rostratum - Peru
84- Psidium rotundatum - Cuba
85- Psidium rufum - Brazil
86- Psidium rutidocarpum - Peru
87- Psidium salutare - Central + South America, West Indies, S Mexico
88- Psidium sartorianum - Central + South America, West Indies, Mexico
89- Psidium schenckianum - E Brazil
90- Psidium scopulorum - Cuba
91- Psidium sessilifolium - Dominican Rep
92- Psidium sintenisii - Puerto Rico
93- Psidium sorocabense - SE Brazil
94- Psidium striatulum -Brazil, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname
95- Psidium tenuirame - Cuba
96- Psidium trilobum - Massif du Nord in Haiti
Source: Psidium - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
2.2- Important Species
1- Psidium cattleianum - Brazil, Uruguay
2- Psidium claraense - Cuba
3- †Psidium dumetorum - Jamaica but extinct
4- Psidium friedrichsthalianum - S Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela
5- Psidium guajava - Central + South America, West Indies, Mexico, Florida, Louisiana, Arizona; naturalized in parts of Africa, the Indian Subcontinent, and on numerous oceanic islands
6- Psidium guineense - Central + South America, Windward Is, Mexico
7- Psidium harrisianum - Jamaica
8- Psidium pedicellatum - Colombia, Ecuador
9- Psidium rostratum - Peru
10- Psidium rufum - Brazil
11- Psidium sintenisii - Puerto Rico
Source: Psidium - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1- Psidium cattleianum - Brazil, Uruguay
2- Psidium claraense - Cuba
3- †Psidium dumetorum - Jamaica but extinct
4- Psidium friedrichsthalianum - S Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela
5- Psidium guajava - Central + South America, West Indies, Mexico, Florida, Louisiana, Arizona; naturalized in parts of Africa, the Indian Subcontinent, and on numerous oceanic islands
6- Psidium guineense - Central + South America, Windward Is, Mexico
7- Psidium harrisianum - Jamaica
8- Psidium pedicellatum - Colombia, Ecuador
9- Psidium rostratum - Peru
10- Psidium rufum - Brazil
11- Psidium sintenisii - Puerto Rico
Source: Psidium - From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Edited by Ho Dinh Hai
Long An - Vietnam
References
1- http://www.worldwidefruits.com
2- http://www.worldwidefruits.com/orders-of-plants.html
3- http://www.britannica.com/plant/myrtales/natural-history
4- http://www.britannica.com/plant/myrtales/characteristic-morphological-features
5- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category: Myrtales_families
6- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/myrtaceae
7- https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Myrtoideae
8- https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Myrteae
9- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psidium
Long An - Vietnam
References
1- http://www.worldwidefruits.com
2- http://www.worldwidefruits.com/orders-of-plants.html
3- http://www.britannica.com/plant/myrtales/natural-history
4- http://www.britannica.com/plant/myrtales/characteristic-morphological-features
5- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category: Myrtales_families
6- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/myrtaceae
7- https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Myrtoideae
8- https://species.wikimedia.org/wiki/Myrteae
9- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psidium
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