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Family: Myrtaceae	Genus: Psidium	Species: Psidium guajava Linn.

Habit	Leaf	Flower	Fruit	Bark

Synonym	Guajava pumila (Vahl) Kuntze, Psidium angustifolium Lam., Psidium vulgare Rich.	Flower Color	White
Common Name	Amrud	Flower Type	Cyme
English / Trade Name	Guava	Flowering Period	Jan-March
Vernacular /Local Name	Amrood	Fruiting Period	April-June
Altitude	Upto1500m	Fruit Type	Berry
Habit	Tree	Fruit Details	The fruit, exuding a strong, sweet, musky odour when ripe, may be round, ovoid, or pear-shaped, 2 to 4 in (5-10 cm) long
Habitat	Tropical America	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 chandigarh	Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park, Sector 1, Sector 20, Sector 26, Sector 27, Sector 28, Sector 32, Sector 33, Sector 43	Origin	Exotic
		Leaf Type	Simple
		Leaf Arrangement	Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem)
		Leaf Shape	Elliptic
Description of Species	Large shrub, or small evergreen tree, generally 3-10 m high. Stem smooth with pealing bark. Leaves l6-11 × 2.5-5 cm, elliptic- oblong, base rounded to obtuse -cuneate, apex acute apiculate. lateral nerves prominent. Petioles 0.6-1 cm long. cymes axillary, 1-3-flowered peduncles 0.5-1.2 cm long, calyx tube 4-9 mm long, ovoid, densely hirsute, lobes 4 petals 4, white, 1-1.5 cm long, broadly ovate, caducous. Stamens many. Ovary globose, many celled ovules numerous. Style subulate. Berry 2.5-3.5 cm diam., globose crowned by persistent calyx lobes. seeds many, embedded in fleshy pulp.	Leaf Details	Leaves l6-11 × 2.5-5 cm, elliptic-oblong, base rounded to obtuse-cuneate, apex acute-apiculate.lateral nerves prominent. petioles 0.6-1 cm long

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