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Strawberry guava

Psidium cattleyanum Sabine

Family
Myrtaceae
Genus
Psidium

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Strawberry guava: Psidium cattleyanum , syn. P. cattleianum (red fruits). Location: Maui, Piiholo
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (10)
Arabic
جوافة شجرية
Chinese
草莓番石榴, 矮番石榴
English
Strawberry guava, Cherry guava, Chinese guava
French
Goyavier de Chine
German
Araçá-rosa, Erdbeerguave
Japanese
キバンジロウ, キミノバンジロウ, ゴヤヴィエ, ストロベリーグアバ, テリハバンジロウ
mul
P. cattleianum, P. cattleyanum, P. littorale
Russian
Гуава земляничная, Гуава Кеттли, Земляничная гуава
Spanish
Guayabita del Peru, Guayabita del Perú
Swedish
Smultronguava, Gul smultronguava

Synonyms

  • Episyzygium oahuense Suess. & A.Ludw.
  • Eugenia ferruginea Sieber ex C.Presl
  • Eugenia oxygona Koidz.
  • Eugenia pseudovenosa H.Perrier
  • Eugenia urceolata Cordem.
  • Guajava arborea (Vell.) Kuntze
  • Guajava buxifolia (Nutt.) Kuntze
  • Guajava cattleiana (Afzel. ex Sabine) Kuntze
  • Guajava cattleyana (Sabine) Kuntze
  • Guajava humilis (Vell.) Kuntze
  • Guajava obovata (Mart. ex DC.) Kuntze
  • Psidium arboreum Vell.
  • Psidium buxifolium Nutt.
  • Psidium cattleianum Sabine
  • Psidium cattleianum f. lucidum O.Deg.
  • Psidium cattleianum var. littorale (Raddi) Fosberg
  • Psidium cattleianum var. purpureum Mattos
  • Psidium cattleianum var. pyriformis Mattos
  • Psidium cattleyanum var. coriaceum Kiaersk.
  • Psidium cattleyanum var. pyriformis Mattos
  • Psidium chinense Lodd. ex Chardonnier
  • Psidium coriaceum O.Berg
  • Psidium coriaceum var. grandifolium O.Berg
  • Psidium coriaceum var. longipes O.Berg
  • Psidium coriaceum var. obovatum O.Berg
  • Psidium ferrugineum C.Presl
  • Psidium gaudichaudianum Proença & Faria
  • Psidium humile Vell.
  • Psidium indicum Bojer
  • Psidium littorale Raddi
  • Psidium littorale var. longipes (O.Berg) Fosberg
  • Psidium obovatum Mart. ex DC.
  • Psidium sellowianum O.Berg
  • Psidium ubatubense Mattos
  • Psidium variabile O.Berg

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.