Guava (Psidium guajava)

Family: Myrtaceae | Edibility: Choice Edible (5/5)

Psidium guajava or commonly known as Guava is a popular fruit tree. It is evergreen, tropical, and small growing only up to 10 m high. It is native to the Caribbean, Central America, and South America but now widely cultivated throughout tropical and subtropical regions around the world. It is an excellent pioneer species that can thrive at high temperature and drought conditions. Guava has a wide range of medicinal uses.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Nuts/Seeds, Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Spring, Early Summer, Late Summer, Fall, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

flavour can range from sweet to acidic. — Fruit - raw or cooked.; The flavour can range from sweet to acidic.; A soft fleshy pulp with a delicious aromatic flavour.; Very high in vitamin C, it is also a good source of vitamin A and pectin.

Habitat & North American Range

Common in disturbed places often forming thickets in pastures, plantations and other similar habitats in the Pacific Islands. (Zone 9)