Psidium guajava L. (Sp. Pl. 470. 1753.)
Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (native) [Anguilla, Antigua, Grenada, Barbados, Dominica, the Grenadines, Maria Galante,Martinique, Monserrat, Saba, St. Barthelemy, St. Eustatius, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Martin, St. Vincent], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (native), Cuba (native), Cayman Island (native), Hispaniola (native)[ Dominican Republic, Gonave, Haiti, Tortue,], Puerto Rico (native)[ Magueyes, Mona, Vieques], Virgin Islands (native) (Guana Islands, St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas, Tortola, Virgin Gorda ) ], Bahamas (native), North America (native), Mexico (native), Central America (native), South America (native), Old World (naturalized),
Common Names: Goavier (Haiti), Gouyave (Haiti), Goyave (Haiti), Goyave (L. Antilles), Goyavier (Haiti), Goyavier (L. Antilles), Guava (Bahamas), Guava (Jamaica), Guava (L. Antilles), Guayaba (Cuba), Guayaba (Dominican Republic), Guayaba (Puerto Rico), Guayaba agria (Cuba), Guayaba agria (Dominican Republic), Guayaba blanca (Cuba), Guayaba cimarrona (Dominican Republic), Guayaba cotorrera (Cuba), Guayaba del perú (Cuba), Guayaba dulce (Cuba), Guayaba injerta (Dominican Republic), Guayabao agrio (Cuba), Guayabo (Cuba), Guayabo (Dominican Republic), Guayabo cotorrero (Cuba), Guayabo del Perú (Cuba), Gwiyav (L. Antilles), Kwiyábu (L. Antilles), White guava (L. Antilles),
Synonyms: Psidium guava Griseb. (Fl. Brit. W. I. 241. 1860.), Psidium pomiferum L. (Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 672. 1762.), Psidium pyriferum L. (Sp. Pl., ed. 2, 672. 1762.),
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