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Psidium guajava

L.
Tracheophyta » Myrtales » Myrtaceae » Psidium guajava
Common name (English)
Guava
Common name (Greek)
Γκουάβα; Καβάφα
Ηabitat
I1 Arable
X24 Domestic gardens (urban)
X25 Domestic gardens (rural)

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Establishment status
Not Established
Establishment status detail

Alien: Said to have been cultivated at Morphou [...] Widely cultivated for its sweet, musky fruits, ans naturalized (or even troublesome weed) in some tropical countries. It would not appear to be commonly grown in Cyprus (Meikle 1977).

First detection year
1928
Online resource
http://www.worldplants.de/?deeplink=Psidium-guajava
Pathway
2 ESCAPE FROM CONFINEMENT - Agriculture – Ag
Pathway detail

As the species is restricted to parks and gardens introduction pathways are indicated in case of possible/potential escape from confinement.

References

Meikle RD (1977) Flora of Cyprus, Vol. 1.

Christofides Y (2017) Illustrated flora of Cyprus. Yiannis Christofides, Cyprus, 383 pp.

"UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology"
Joint Service Health Unit
University of Cyprus - Department of Biological Sciences
Darwin Initiative
Akrotiri Environment

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