Guava

Psidium guajava (Wikipedia)

Psidium guajava, the common guava, yellow guava, lemon guava, or apple guava is an evergreen shrub or small tree native to the Caribbean, Central America and South America. It is easily pollinated by insects; when cultivated, it is pollinated mainly by the common honey bee, Apis mellifera.

Common guava
Psidium guajava fruit.jpg
Common guava (Psidium guajava) fruit
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Psidium
Species:
P. guajava
Binomial name
Psidium guajava
Honey bee on a Psidium guajava flower. Flower buds and leaf buds are also visible.
Common guava seedling, 14 months
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