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Psidium guajava
Psidium guajava
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Dr. Maulik Gadani
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Botanical Name :
Psidium guajava
L.
Common Name :
Jamphal, Guava, Peru
Plant Family :
Myrtaceae
Plant Form :
Tree
Occurrence (Sectors) :
4, 22
Occurrence (Special Areas) :
Gujarat Forestry Research Foundation, Indroda Park, Ayurvedic Udyan, Van Chetana Kendra
About Psidium guajava Plant :
Habit :
A Small tree with bark white, thin peeling off young branches 4-angled.
Leaves :
Opposite, elliptic, acute.
Inflorescence :
Axillary solitary or 2-3.
Flowers :
Calyx tube ellipsoid, green, limb undivided when young, latter on 5-fid.
Petals 5, white, Stamens many, free, inserted on the calyx-limb.
Ovary inferior, multicellular, ovules many, stigma capitate.
Fruit :
A fleshy berry, many seeded.
Flowering and Fruiting Time :
April - May
Significance :
Cultivated for its edible fruits from which jam, jellies etc. are prepared.