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Guava

Psidium guajava L.

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Psidium guajava (Guava) is a species of tree in the family myrtles. They have a self-supporting growth form. They are native to Martinique, Peru, Haiti, Ecuador, Mexico, Costa Rica, Grenada, Panama, Suriname, Jamaica, Guatemala, Belize, Paraguay, Nicaragua, Argentina, Saint Lucia, El Salvador, Venezuela, Trinidad And Tobago, Saint Vincent And The Grenadines, Netherlands Antilles, Honduras, French Guiana, Dominica, Saint Kitts And Nevis, Barbados, Guadeloupe, Anguilla, The Dominican Republic, Montserrat, Saint Barthelemy, Antigua And Barbuda, Bolivia, and The Neotropics. They have simple, simple leaves and white flowers. Flowers are visited by Braunsapis bouyssoui, Xylocopa darwini, Seladonia, and Large Carpenter Bees. Individuals can grow to 25 feet.

URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FLOPO_0900033
Definition: whole plant arborescent

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URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/self-supportingGrowthForm
Definition: an organism relying on its own supportive tissues rather than a climbing habit to achieve vertical growth

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3570311

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3932488

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3658394

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3595528

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3576468

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3625428

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3573591

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3577815

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25227

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3608932

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3381670

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3575830

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3579143

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3573512

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3578475

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3576396

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/3923057

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q217151
Definition: one of the eight terrestrial ecozones constituting the Earth's land surface
Attribution: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ecozone_Neotropic.svg

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0020042
Definition: A leaf in which the lamina is undivided

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PO_0020042
Definition: A leaf in which the lamina is undivided

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0000323
Definition: An achromatic color of maximum brightness; the color of objects that reflect nearly all light of all visible wavelengths.
Attribution: [database_cross_reference: Dictionary:http://dictionary.reference.com/]

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EOL has data for 82 attributes, including:

active growth period
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/ActiveGrowthPeriod
- Definition: The growing season of a plant. The time of year when a plant has its most active growth.
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year round
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/yearRound
- Definition: An activity or period that continues throughout the entire year.
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anaerobic soil tolerance
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/AnaerobicSoilTolerance
- Definition: The relative tolerance of the plant to anaerobic soil conditions.
- Attribution: USDA PLANTS database Characteristics Data Fields. http://plants.usda.gov/charinfo.html
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low tolerance
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0002394
- Definition: decreased tolerance to: A tolerance quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's decreased ability to endure a stimulus.
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calcareous soil tolerance
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/CalcareousSoilTolerance
- Definition: The relative tolerance of the plant to calcareous soil. Calcareous soil is defined as soil containing sufficient free CaCO3 and other carbonates to effervesce visibly or audibly when treated with cold 0.1M HCl. These soils usually contain from 10 to almost 1000g/kg CaCO3 equivalent.
- Attribution: USDA PLANTS database Characteristics Data Fields. http://plants.usda.gov/charinfo.html
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medium (normal)
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0000461
- Definition: Average. A quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's exhibiting no deviation from normal or average.
- Attribution: [database_cross_reference: PATOC:GVG]
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fire resistance
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/FireResistance
- Definition: The ability of an organism to resist burning.
- Comment: If a plant can carry a fire—and most can—it is scored as "not fire resistant" in the USDA PLANTS database where this characteristic is evaluated with reference to problem fires in California. http://plants.usda.gov/charinfo.html
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no
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/no
- Definition: This statement is false; the answer to this question is no.
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fire tolerance
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/FireTolerance
- Definition: The relative ability of a plant to resprout, regrow, or reestablish from residual seed after a fire.
- Attribution: USDA PLANTS database Characteristics Data Fields (Fire tolerance). http://plants.usda.gov/charinfo.html
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medium (normal)
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0000461
- Definition: Average. A quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's exhibiting no deviation from normal or average.
- Attribution: [database_cross_reference: PATOC:GVG]
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fruit or seed color
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/FruitSeedColor
- Definition: The predominant and conspicuous color of the mature fruit or seed from a landscaping aesthetics standpoint.
- Attribution: USDA Plants database. Characteristics Data Fields. http://plants.usda.gov/charinfo.html
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yellow
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0000324
- Definition: A color hue with medium wavelength of that portion of the visible spectrum lying between orange and green, evoked in the human observer by radiant energy with wavelengths of approximately 570 to 590 nanometers.
- Attribution: [database_cross_reference: Dictionary:http://dictionary.reference.com/]
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geographic distribution
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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Mozambique
- URI: https://www.geonames.org/1036973
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native range includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/NativeRange
- Definition: Lists jurisdictions in which a given organism is a member of the undisturbed fauna or flora.
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Martinique
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/3570311
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optimal growth pH
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/OptimalGrowthpH
- Definition: The pH of a medium (water column, soil moisture) at which the growth rate of an organism is typically optimized
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7.5
optimal growth temperature
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/OptimalGrowthTemperature
- Definition: Optimal temperature conditions for cell division
- Attribution: Created by Anne Thessen
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33 degrees celsius
planting density
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/PlantingDensity
- Definition: Recommended minimum number of individual plants to plant per area.
- Attribution: USDA PLANTS database Characteristics Data Fields. http://plants.usda.gov/charinfo.html
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100 per acre
precipitation tolerance
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/PrecipitationTolerance
- Definition: Minimum tolerable rainfall (in inches), expressed as the average annual minimum precipitation that occurs 20% of the time (i.e., the probability of it being this dry in any given year is 20%) at the driest climate station within the known geographical range of the plant. geographical range of the plant. For cultivars, the geographical range is defined as the area to which the cultivar is well adapted rather than marginally adapted.
- Comment: Minimum precipitation tolerance: Minimum tolerable rainfall, expressed as the average annual minimum precipitation that occurs 20% of the time (i.e., the probability of it being this dry in any given year is 20%) at the driest climate station within the known geographical range of the plant. Maximum precipitation tolerance: Maximum tolerable rainfall, expressed as the annual average precipitation of the wettest climate station within the known geographical range of the plant. For cultivars, the geographical range is defined as the area to which the cultivar is well adapted rather than marginally adapted.
- Attribution: USDA PLANTS database Characteristics Data Fields. http://plants.usda.gov/charinfo.html
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150 inch

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of guava. View this species on GBIF

Marco Schmidt cc-by-nc-sa-3.0