Scientific Name Of Guava (original) (raw)
Last Updated : 23 Jul, 2025
**Psidium guajava is the scientific name of Guava, which belongs to the family"Myrtaceae". In Hindi, we called it "Amrud". It is a tropical fruit
known for its tangy and sweet taste. In the world of plants, a small tree shrub originated in Central America or other parts of the world. It's a binomial nomenclature system, that composes guava into two parts in genus (Psidium) and species(P. Guajava). Even, though we can make many things with them in any desert, Jams, etc., have been used by Ayurveda for many health conditions for the last thousands of years.
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- What is the Scientific name of Guava?
- Taxonomy of Guava
- Characteristics of Guava
- FAQs on Scientific name of Guava
What is the Scientific name of Guava?
The scientific name and biological name of Guava is "Psidium guajava". It represents the genus by name "Psidium" and the Species by name "Guajava". Guava is a common tropical fruit cultivated in tropical and subtropical areas. It's a small kind of tree that originated in Mexico, Central America, and North-South America. and the scientific name created for the guava plant is "Psidium guajava Linnaeus", this name reflects the work of "Carolus Linnaeus" who devoted himself to identifying the various species of Guava. "Psidium guajava" is basically an outcome of revolution and hybridization which originated from wild "Psidium species" that came up to the original species" Arachis Monticola".
Taxonomy of Guava
Taxonomy of Guava is given below:
| Taxonomy | Guava |
|---|---|
| SCIENTIFIC NAME | Psidium guajava |
| KINGDOM | Plantae |
| DIVISION | Magnoliophyta |
| CLASS | Magnoliopsida |
| SUBCLASS | Rasidae |
| ORDER | Myrtales |
| FAMILY | Myrtaceae |
| GENUS | Psidium |
| SPECIES | P. Guajava |
| LOCAL NAME | Guava |
Characteristics of Guava
Following are the Characteristics of Guava:
- It gives us the correct proportion of nutrients and minerals.
- It has round to oval shape.
- An excellent dietary food that prevents constipation and works as an antioxidant.
- The fiber is also present in it.
- Jams, Jellies, desserts, dry fruits and kinds of medicines can be made with it.
- It appears in yellow color, white color, and pink color.
- It has a fragrant smell and is sweet and tangy in taste.
- Its seed's texture is crunchy.
- 30 of varieties some of the guava are lemon Guava, Apple guava, berry guava and many more.
- It very low fat fruit.
Uses of Guava
It's wood can be useful for us in firing or making charcoal because it's higher in this range not in making big furniture or home construction work, it is very low in demand due to it's lightweight and soft texture. It helps us to make only small things for decoration like wall hanging or boxes any kind of home decor substances.
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