Text is available under the creative commons attributionsharealike license. Psidium guajava guava is an evergreen tree that belongs to the. It is native to southeastern brazil but escaped cultivation. Nov 20, 2019 there are no pictures available for this datasheet if you can supply pictures for this datasheet please contact. Foliage leaves are opposite, oblong, glossy, entire and up to 3 in. Na psidium cattleyanum sabine strawberry guava, cherry guava psidium friedrichsthalianum o. The record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120323 which reports it as an accepted name record 166659 with original publication details. After pollination, they turn into edible, golfballsized, purple fruits. Continuing to use this website means you agree to our use of cookies. Psidium cattleianum small tropical shrubby tree bearing deep red oval fruit cattley guava, psidium littorale longipes, purple strawberry guava. Strawberry guava psidium cattleianum is covered in this article on alien weeds from biological invasions 2011. Much more attractive in foliage and fruit than the common guava, the cattley guava, psidium cattleianum sabine syns. A small, greenskinned guava relative found wild in brazil. The record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120323 which reports it as an accepted name record 166725 with original publication details.
Psidium friedrichsthalianum, costa rica cas fruit, cas. Pdf psidium guajava leaves and its fruits are widely used as a source of food and for ethnomedicinal purposes in boshundhara baridhara of. Extraction of bioactive compounds from psidium guajava and their application in dentistry. Psidium cattleianum is occasionally found growing in disturbed sites of the central and southern peninsula of florida wunderlin, 2003. There are no pictures available for this datasheet if you can supply pictures for this datasheet please contact. Costa rican guava is a species of guava found mostly in costa rica but also grown in guatemala, nicaragua and other central american countries.
Chemical profile and antioxidant capacity verification of psidium. Yellow fruit, around, similar to the common guava but often very acidic. Psidium cattleanum, psidium littorale, psidium chinense family. This is a species from central america which recently has been introduced into california, florida, and a few other regions. This page was last edited on 20 december 2019, at 15. Psidium cattleianum is found on various polynesian and micronesian islands where it occurs as an introduced species on both disturbed land and in native ecosystems.
The atlas of florida plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information. Strawberry guava psidium cattleianum new and unread treemails. The flowers are white, 1 in long with 45 petals and many stamens. If in tree form it can grow up to 20 feet, with a smooth trunk. The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium specimens found at the university of south florida and other herbaria. Psidium cattleianum definition of psidium cattleianum by. Psidium cattleianum synonyms, psidium cattleianum pronunciation, psidium cattleianum translation, english dictionary definition of psidium cattleianum. Psidium cattleianum ufifas center for aquatic and invasive.
Growth habit is similar to the regular cattley guava. Plants profile for psidium friedrichsthalianum wild guava. In the countries where it is native it is found occasionally in gardens, but nowhere is it cultivated extensively. Pdf free radical scavenging activities of crude methanolic extract.
Psidium cattleanum, psidium littorale, psidium chinense. In hawaii the redfruited variety is known as waiaw. In order to highlight the damaging free radicals and add the chemical. Psidium species psidium friedrichsthalianum name synonyms calyptropsidium friedrichsthalianum berg homonyms psidium friedrichsthalianum nied. Psidium friedrichsthalianum useful tropical plants. Myrtaceae cattley guava, sand plum, strawberry guava origin. Perhaps the most noteworthy of the lesser species of psidium is p. General information about psidium friedrichsthalianum psifr this website uses cookies our website uses cookies to ensure that we give you the best possible online experience. Psidium friedrichsthalianum, costa rica cas fruit, cas guava.
This fruit is commonly used to prepare a sour and refreshing drink. The study is an attempt to investigate antioxidant activity of psidium guajava leaf extract by dpph 2, 2 diphenyl1picrylhydrazyl free radical. This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. In the wild, this plant is primarily shrubby in appearance and typically grows from 1015 sometimes to 25 tall. From an illustrated manual of pacific coast trees, howard e. Costa rican guava psidium friedrichsthalianum, ndz. Pdf extraction of bioactive compounds from psidium guajava and. Psidium friedrichsthalianum metadata this file contains additional information such as exif metadata which may have been added by the digital camera, scanner, or software program used to create or digitize it. Psidium guajava is grown successfully in tropical and subtropical regions up to 1500m 5000 feet above sealevel. It is native to warmer parts of the western hemisphere mexico, central and south america, the west indies, galapagos, and the southern united states. Media in category psidium friedrichsthalianum the following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. The cas guava is sometimes thought to be not as hardy as the tropical guava however mature trees seem capable of withstanding short frosts. General information costa rican guava is a small evergreen tree, usually with a straight and cylindrical bole, often branching near the ground and with a thin, peeling, brown bark.
Psidium is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family myrtaceae. New world guava fruit fly, anastrepha striata, host list. The yellowfruited variety is usually larger and is known as lemon guava psidium cattleianum f. Metabolic profiling and predicting the free radical scavenging activity of guava psidium guajava l. Psidium guajava is an evergreen shrub or small tree native to mexico, the caribbean and central and south america. Psidium guajava myrtaceae, a common plant in cariri region, ceara. Extraction of bioactive compounds from psidium guajava and their. Psidium friedrichsthalianum, the wild guava 108438553.
We do not use these to store personal information about you. Pulp is white, with a pleasant, acidic and sweet flavor. Psidium friedrichsthalianum, the costa rican guava or cas, is a species of guava found mostly in costa rica but also grown in guatemala, nicaragua and other central american countries. Shrubs or small tree to 6 m tall, the branchlets subcylindrical.
Psidium guajava, the common guava, yellow guava, or lemon guava, is an evergreen shrub or. Psidium cattleianum, strawberry guava trees of stanford. Brazilian guava, guinea guava psidium laruotteanumcambess. The cattley guava is a very attractive, cold hardy and undemanding small tree growing if unpruned to about 20 ft high, with glossy deep green evergreen leaves. Overview appearance psidium cattleianum is an evergreen treeshrub.
Psidium is a genus of tropical bushes belonging to the myrtaceae family distributed in central and south america. Plants profile for psidium cattleianum strawberry guava. Psidium littorale plant finder missouri botanical garden. Plant database entry for strawberry guava psidium cattleianum with 5 images and 32 data details. Phenolicrich extract from the costa rican guava psidium friedrichsthalianum pulp with antioxidant and antiinflammatory activity. The costa rican guava is part of the diet in the tropics, but its commercial development is fairly limited. Costa rica is the country where this guava is most extensively grown.
Psidium littorale, commonly called strawberry guava, is an evergreen, tropical to subtropical small fruiting tree or multistemmed shrub which is native to brazil. Nutrients free fulltext guava psidium guajava fruit extract. Guava psidium guajava fruit extract prepared by supercritical co2 extraction inhibits intestinal glucose resorption in a doubleblind, randomized clinical. Oct 27, 2011 pino ja, marbot r, vazquez c 2002 characterization of volatiles in costa rican guava psidium friedrichsthalianum berg niedenzu fruit. This tree is native from tropical america and is usually found in home gardens.