Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Myrtaceae | Genus: Psidium | Species: Psidium guajava L. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Guajava pumila (Vahl) Kuntze, Guajava pyrifera (L.) Kuntze | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Guava, Yellow guava, Lemon guava and Amrud | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Guava | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Pungdol | Fruiting Period | April-June |
| Altitude | Up to 1500 m | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | The fruit, exuding a strong, sweet, musky odor when ripe, may be round, ovoid or pear-shaped, 2 to 4 In (5-10 cm) long |
| Habitat | Cultivated | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Tropical America And Tropics | Bark Details | Thin, copper-colored bark that flakes off, showing the greenish |
| Distribution in manipur | Origin | Native | |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | Large dicotyledonous shrub, or small evergreen tree, generally 3-10 m high, many branches; stems crooked, bark light to reddish brown, thin, smooth, continuously flaking | Leaf Details | Leaves 6-11 X 2.5-5 cm base rounded to hirsute on both sides when young, glabrous on ageing except the nerves, thin-coriaceous |
