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Psidium cattleyanum (World Plants : Psidium cattleianum), [2] [3] commonly known as Cattley guava, strawberry guava or cherry guava, is a small tree (2–6 m tall) in the Myrtaceae (myrtle) family. The species is named in honour of English horticulturist William Cattley. Its genus name Psidium comes from the Latin psidion, or "armlet."
Oftentimes the introduced species is better equipped to survive and competes with the native species for food or other resources. For example, the strawberry guava tree is one of Hawaii's worst invasive species. It is dangerous because it crowds out native plant species, breaks up natural areas, disrupts native animal communities, alters native ...
Tectococcus ovatus (Hemiptera: Eriococcidae), also called the Brazilian Scale, is a scale insect in the family Eriococcidae. [1] It is most widely known for being a potential biological control agent for Psidium cattleyanum (strawberry guava) in Florida, [2] and Hawaii. [3]
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The common guava Psidium guajava (lemon guava, apple guava) is a small tree in the myrtle family , native to Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean and northern South America. [2] The name guava is also given to some other species in the genus Psidium such as strawberry guava (Psidium cattleyanum) and to the pineapple guava, Feijoa sellowiana.
Ugni molinae, commonly known as Chilean guava berry, [1] or strawberry myrtle, [1] is a shrub native to Chile and adjacent regions of southern Argentina. The local Spanish name is murta, and the Mapuche Native American name is "uñi". [citation needed] It is in the same botanical family as the guava, in Myrtaceae.
The pulp of the fruit is said to have a tart, strawberry-like taste. [2] It has also been described as bitter. [5] Different varieties have different tastes, and some are sweet enough to eat as raw fruit. [3] They make good fruit preserves. [2] This species has been crossed with its relative, the common guava. The resulting fruits are small ...