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Myrtaceae

Guava

Psidium guajava L.

Family
Myrtaceae
Genus
Psidium

Pets and kids

  • CatsNot sure
  • DogsNot sure
  • KidsNot sure
Why

Cats: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Dogs: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Kids: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for young children, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with a doctor or poison control.

Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.

Guava: Guava fruit bought and photographed in Taiwan. Binomial name is tentative.
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (92)
Amharic
ዘይቱን
ami
Kiyafes
Arabic
جوافة, أمرود, الجوافة, جوافة صفراء, جوافه, غوافة
arz
جوافه
Asturian
Guayabu
azb
قوایوا
Bambara
Buyaki
ban
Sotong
Basque
Guaiabondo
bdr
Biabas
Belarusian
Гуаява, Гуаява звыйчаная, Гуава звычайная
bjn
Jambu karantukal
Burmese
ကီလိုမာလကာ
Cantonese
番石榴
Catalan
Guaiaber, Guaiaba
cdo
Huăng-siŏh-liù
Chinese
番石榴, 番石榴叶, 番石榴子, 番石榴干, 番石榴果, 番石榴树皮, 番石榴根, 蕃石榴
Czech
Kvajáva, Guava, Guave
Danish
Guava
Divehi
ފޭރު
Dutch
Guave, Djamboe kloetoek, Guava
English
Guava, Apple guava, Common guava, Lemon guava, Yellow guava
Esperanto
Gujavo, Arasao
Estonian
Harilik guajaavipuu
Filipino
Bayabas, Guava, Guava tree, Guayaba, Kalimbahin, Kalumbahin, Tayabas
Finnish
Guava
French
Goyavier
frr
Guaaw
Galician
Goiabeira
Georgian
Გუიავა
German
Echte Guave, Goiaba, Guave, Guavenbaum
Guarani
Arasa
Gujarati
સિડિયમ ગ્વાજાવા, જમરૂખડી, જામફળી
Haitian Creole
Pye gwayav
hak
Pa̍t-é, Bad e^, Bad erˋ, Bad eˋ, Bad5 ê3, Bad6 ê3, Badˊ aˋ, Badˋ er
Hausa
Gweba
Hebrew
גויאבה מצויה
Hungarian
Közönséges guáva, Guáva
Indonesian
Jambu biji, Jambu batu, Jambu klutuk
Italian
Guava, Guayaba, Guiava, Guiavo, Gwava, Pero delle Indie, Psidio
Japanese
グアバ, グァバ, グァヴァ, グアヴァ, バンジロウ, バンセキリュウ, 蕃石榴
Javanese
Jambu kluthuk, Jambu Wiji
Kannada
ಸೀಬೆ
kbp
Cʊcʊɖɛ
Kinyarwanda
Amapera
koi
Гуайява
Konkani
पेर
Korean
구아바, 과바, 애플구아바
kv
Гуайява
Latvian
Gvajave, Guava, Gvajava, Īstā gvajave
lbe
Гуайява
mad
Jhâmbhu bighi
Malagasy
Goavy, Angavo, Gavo, Gavy, Goava, Goavifotsy, Goavimavokely, Goavimena
Malay
Jambu batu, Pokok Jambu Batu
Marathi
पेरु, पेरू, प्सिडियम ग्वाजाव्हा
min
Bangkaweh
mrj
Гуайява
mwl
Goiaba
mzn
گویابیرا
nah
Xālxocotl
nan
Pa̍t-á, Liám-po̍at-á, Nia-poa̍t-á, Nia-pua̍t-á, Niá-pa̍t-á, Niá-pu̍t-á, Ná-pa̍t-á, Ná-poa̍t-á
Norwegian Bokmål
Guava, Guajava
Norwegian Nynorsk
Guava
pam
Bayabas
Persian
امرود
Polish
Gujawa pospolita, Gruszla właściwa
Portuguese
Goiabeira
pwn
Ljaves
Quechua
Sawintu, Guayaba, Sawintunu
Russian
Гуайява, Гваява, Гуава обыкновенная, Гуаява
shn
မၢၵ်ႇၵႃႇ
skr
اَمرود
Slovenian
Navadna gvajava, Goiaba, Guajava, Guava, Guayava, Gvajava, Gvava
Spanish
Guayabo
Sundanese
Jambu Batu
Swahili
Mpera
Swedish
Guava
szy
Nipaluma-sumanahay kayabes, somanahay kayabes
Tamil
கொய்யா
tcy
ಪೇರಳೆ
Thai
ฝรั่ง, ชมพู่, ต้นฝรั่ง, ผลฝรั่ง, มะกา, มะก้วย, มะก้วยกา, มะจีน
Tongan
Kuava, Feigoa sellowiana
trv
Quti rodux
Tsonga
Mugwava
ty
Tuava
udm
Гуайява
Ukrainian
Яблучна гуаява
Urdu
امرود
Vietnamese
Ổi xanh, Ổi thường
Wolof
Guyaab
wuu
番石榴
za
Maknimhenj

Synonyms

  • Guajava pumila (Vahl) Kuntze
  • Guajava pyrifera Kuntze
  • Myrtus guajava (L.) Kuntze
  • Myrtus guajava var. pyrifera (Kuntze) Kuntze
  • Psidium angustifolium Lam.
  • Psidium aromaticum Blanco
  • Psidium chodatianum Barb.Rodr.
  • Psidium crispum Barb.Rodr.
  • Psidium cujavillus Burm.f.
  • Psidium cujavus L.
  • Psidium ellipticum Barb.Rodr.
  • Psidium fragrans Macfad.
  • Psidium globosum Larrañaga
  • Psidium guajava f. cujavillus (Burm.f.) O.Deg. & I.Deg.
  • Psidium guajava var. cujavillum (Burm.f.) Krug & Urb.
  • Psidium guajava var. guajava
  • Psidium guajava var. minor Mattos
  • Psidium guayava Griseb.
  • Psidium igatemyense Barb.Rodr.
  • Psidium igatemyensis Barb.Rodr.
  • Psidium intermedium Zipp. ex Blume
  • Psidium longifolium Schumach.
  • Psidium pomiferum L.
  • Psidium pomiferum var. sapidissimum (Jacq.) DC.
  • Psidium prostratum O.Berg
  • Psidium pumilum Vahl
  • Psidium pumilum var. guadalupense DC.
  • Psidium pumilum var. intermedium Blume
  • Psidium pumilum var. rufescens Blume
  • Psidium pyriferum L.
  • Psidium pyriferum var. glabrum Benth.
  • Psidium sapidissimum Jacq.
  • Psidium subcrenatum Barb.Rodr.
  • Psidium vulgare Rich.
  • Syzygium ellipticum K.Schum. & Lauterb.

Flowers

Flower colour
white (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub, Tree
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced

Photos

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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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.