Psidium acutangulum seeds grow into the para guava or Amazon guava — an evergreen tree native to the wet tropical biome of the Amazon basin and adjacent tropical South America, including Brazil, Peru, Venezuela, Colombia and Guyana. Described by DC. (Augustin Pyramus de Candolle). The epithet acutangulum means 'sharp-angled' (from Latin acutus = sharp + angulus = angle), referring to the distinctively angular (winged) stems with sharply ridged angles — a diagnostic character distinguishing this species. Produces edible, aromatic, yellow fruits smaller than common guava with a distinctive flavour. Family Myrtaceae.Full sun; moist, well-drained tropical soils; warm tropical conditions. 'Acutangulum' = sharp-angled (distinctively angular, winged-ridged stems — diagnostic character); DC. Edible aromatic yellow fruits; smaller than common guava; wet tropical Amazon specialist Amazon basin, Brazil, Peru, Venezuela, Colombia, Guyana — wet tropical biome Genus Psidium: ~100 species; Tropical America; Family Myrtaceae; Order Myrtales Full sun; moist well-drained tropical soils; warm tropical; Family Myrtaceae Psidium acutangulum — the para guava — is an Amazonian guava species named for the distinctively angular, sharp-ridged stems that make it immediately identifiable; it produces aromatic edible fruits from the extraordinarily biodiverse tropical forests of the Amazon basin.IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.
