Psidium myrtoides

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 with around ten white seeds.

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Psidium myrtoides being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Psidium friedrichsthalianum
• Eugenia candolleana
• Myrcianthes pungens
• Psidium sartorianum
• Psidium oligospermum
• Plinia cauliflora

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Myrtales

Family

Myrtaceae

Genus

Psidium

Species

Psidium myrtoides

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