Mazhar Botanic Garden

Psidium guajava Red Malaysian

Purple guava

Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Psidium
Species: guajava
Cultivar / variety: Red Malaysian
Sample code: EGY-MBG-001264
Common name: Purple guava
English name: Red Malaysian guava
Arabic name: جوافة حمراء ماليزية
Native: Malaysia
Country: Malaysia
(PGR): Rare

Evergreen tree, grows up to 3-5 m tall leaves elliptic, oblong, leathery, dark green-maroon in mature flowers dark pink fruit small, dark red to purple, round, aromatic

ornamental tree in home garden. used for juices, salads, jellies. high levels of vitamin C and antioxidants. medicinally

Texture: Clay Organic Sandy
Fertility: High
Drainage: Well drained
Salinity: None
Water Sources: Well water
Climates: Subtropics Tropical
Lights: Full sun Light shade
Propagation: Semi-hardwood cuttings
Flowering time: Spring
Zone: 9 : 11
pH range: 5.5 - 7.0
Status: Rare
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Evergreen Shrub
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Online
Plant Uses: Edible Medicinal Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Sub tropical
pH: Mild acid Neutral

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