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Psidium myrtoides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Myrtaceae
Genus:	Psidium
Species:	P. myrtoides
Binomial name
Psidium myrtoides O. Berg 1857
Synonyms
Psidium myrsinoides O.Berg Guajava myrtoides (O.Berg) Kuntze Guajava myrsinoides (O.Berg) Kuntze

Psidium myrtoides, commonly known as purple forest guava or araçá-una, is a species of plant in the family Myrtaceae. It is found in Atlantic Forest in São Paulo and northern Paraná, Brazil. The plant grows up to 4–6 meter and sometimes 8 meters tall. It blooms from October to December with solitary white flowers. Fruits are round and 2.5–4.2 cm wide with a reddish pulp that is somewhat bitter and around ten white seeds.

It is sometimes misidentified as the nonexistent Psidium eugeniaefolia.

The plant is tolerant of different types of soil with pH ranging from 5.5 to 6.2. It can take temperatures up to −4 degrees Celsius.

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References

1. "Psidium myrtoides in Tropicos".
2. ^ "PSIDIUM MYRTOIDES FAMILIA DAS MYRTACEAS".

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