Psidium guineense seeds grow into the Brazilian guava or woolly guava — an evergreen tree or shrub native to the tropical biome of tropical South America and Central America, from Mexico south through the Caribbean to Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay. Described by Sw. (Olof Swartz, 1760–1818, Swedish botanist). The epithet guineense means 'from Guinea' (from Latin), a misleading name given by early botanists who mistook the plant's origin — it is NOT from West Africa (Guinea) but from tropical America. NOTE: this species is native to tropical South and Central America, not Guinea/West Africa as the epithet misleadingly implies. Produces edible, yellow-green fruits smaller and more acidic than common guava; the leaves are distinctly woolly-hairy beneath. Family Myrtaceae.Full sun; moist, well-drained tropical soils; warm tropical to subtropical conditions. 'Guineense' = from Guinea — misleading; Sw. (Swartz, 1760–1818); native to TROPICAL AMERICA, NOT West Africa/Guinea Edible yellow-green fruits; distinctly woolly-hairy leaf undersides; smaller and more acidic than common guava Tropical S. & C. America (Mexico to Brazil/Bolivia) — tropical biome; NOT West African despite the name Genus Psidium: ~100 species; Tropical America; Family Myrtaceae; Order Myrtales Full sun; moist well-drained tropical soils; warm tropical/subtropical; Family Myrtaceae Psidium guineense — the Brazilian guava — bears a misleading epithet: 'guineense' suggests West African origin but this species is firmly South and Central American, the name a historical error from early European botanists who sometimes confused tropical American and African origins; the woolly-hairy leaves are a useful distinguishing character from related guavas.IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.
