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Accession Data:

Psidium cattleianum Afzel. ex Sabine

  • Common Name: Strawberry Guava
  • Family: Myrtaceae Juss.

  • Country of Origin: E. & S. Brazil to NE. Uruguay

  • Description: Syn. Psidium littorale var. longipes
  • USDA Zone: 9a-11

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 198502014
  • Source: G. Anderson
  • Accession Date: 12-31-1985
  • Bench: 1316 - NEOA: Ground Bed 2 SE
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 10-08-2024

Classification:

  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Class: Magnoliopsida
  • SubClass: rosids
  • Order: Myrtales
  • SubOrder:
  • Family: Myrtaceae
  • SubFamily: Myrtoideae
  • Tribe: Myrteae
  • SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
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2005

References (internal):

  • Edible Plants
  • Plants with Edible Fruits
  • Scavenger Hunt - Grades 9-12 (generic)
  • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Brazil Northeast / Brazil Southeast / Brazil South / Uruguay

References (external):

  1. Morton, J. 1987. Cattley Guava. p. 363–364. In: Fruits of warm climates. Julia F. Morton, Miami, FL.
  2. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Tuesday, January 10, 2017.
  3. WCSP (2016). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Tuesday, January 10, 2017.
  4. Image #00 (cropped) and #01 (original) by Forest & Kim Starr [CC BY 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons. Last accessed on Friday, July 21, 2017.

data regenerated on Wed, 13 Nov 2024 15:06:02 -0500 [bcm v4.0]

Images:

Psidium cattleianum

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W/C = Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 14 days
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