PLANTS Profile for Psidium cattleianum (strawberry guava)

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PLANTS Profile

Psidium cattleianum Sabine
strawberry guava

Symbol:

PSCA

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Myrtaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Shrub

Native Status:

L48		I
HI		I
PR		I


Other common names:
	waiawi

More Information:

Images:
Psidium cattleianum Sabine

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Synonyms:
Psidium cattleianum Sabine

	PSCAL	Psidium cattleianum Sabine var. littorale (Raddi) Mattos
	PSLI3	Psidium littorale Raddi

Distribution:
Psidium cattleianum Sabine


View Native Status

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (FL, HI), USA+ (PR)

Related Taxa:
Psidium cattleianum Sabine

View 32 genera in Myrtaceae, 9 species in Psidium

Classification:
Psidium cattleianum Sabine

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.


Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Myrtales
Family	Myrtaceae – Myrtle family
Genus	Psidium L. – guava
Species	Psidium cattleianum Sabine – strawberry guava

U.S. Weed Information:
Psidium cattleianum Sabine

Chinese guava
cattley guava
cherry guava
kuahpa
purple guava
strawberry guava

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

FLEPPC		Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1999. Invasive plant list (19 October 1999). Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. Florida.
HEAR		USDI, Geological Survey. 1999. Information index for selected alien plants in Hawaii (20 October 2003). Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk Project, Biological Resources Division, Haleakala Field Station. Makawao, Hawaii.

Introduced Information:
Psidium cattleianum Sabine

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Psidium cattleianum Sabine

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