Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Myrtaceae | Genus: Psidium | Species: Psidium guajava Linn.( अमरुद ) |
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| Synonym | Guajava Pumila (Vahl) Kuntze, Psidium Angustifolium Lam., Psidium Vulgare Rich. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Amrud | Flower Type | Cyme |
| English / Trade Name | Guava | Flowering Period | Jan-Dec |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Amrood | Fruiting Period | Jan-Dec |
| Altitude | Upto1500m | Fruit Type | Berry |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit a berry, globose crowned by persistent calyx lobes. Seeds many, embedded in fleshy pulp |
| Habitat | Tropical America | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Tropical America And Tropics | Bark Details | Thin, Copper-colored Bark That Flakes Off, Showing The Greenish |
| Distribution in Haryana | Sonepat, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Exotic |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | Large shrub, or small evergreen tree, up to 10 m high. Stem smooth with pealing bark. Leaves elliptic- oblong, base rounded to obtuse -cuneate, apex acute apiculate. Lateral nerves prominent. Flower a cymes, axillary, 1-3-flowered; calyx tubular, ovoid, densely hirsute, lobes 4 petals 4, white, broadly ovate, caducous. Stamens many. Ovary globose, many celled ovules numerous. Style subulate. Fruit a berry, globose crowned by persistent calyx lobes. Seeds many, embedded in fleshy pulp | Leaf Details | Leaves elliptic- oblong, base rounded to obtuse -cuneate, apex acute apiculate. |
