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Tree Species (Scientific Name)
Psidium guineense
Food
Firewood
Lumber
Medicinal
Product
English Common Name
Guinea guava, Brazilian Guava
Costa Rican Common Name
Güisaro
Tree Family
Myrtaceae
Average Leaf Size (cm)
10cm
Length
×
4cm
Width
Tree Height
Medium (20–35m)
Elevational Range (m)
0–2000m
0 3000
Distribution
Native
Exotic
Native to Costa Rica

Native to

Region
Americas
Latin America
Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Islands
Costa Rica
Alajuela, Cartago, Guanacaste, Heredia, Puntarenas, San José

Exotic in

Angola, Bangladesh, Congo, Cuba, Gabon, Haiti, India, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Marianas, Marquesas, New Caledonia, Society Islands, Zaire

Coffee Agroforestry Information

Coffee System
Arabica
Coffee Impact
Beneficial to coffee
Cultivation
Planted
Natural
Regeneration
Regenerates Naturally
Tree Management
Propagated by seeds and cuttings.
Climate Change Adaptability
high
Derived from information reported from other species of this genus

Tree Benefits and Uses

Farmer Uses
  • Food
  • Firewood
  • Lumber
  • Medicinal
  • Product

Food: Its fruits are edible.

Medicinal: Used for its effect on the digestive and urinary tract.

Firewood: Used as fuel.

Wood / Product: Used to make fences and household utensils.

Farm Services
  • Coffee Shade
  • Windbreak
  • Carbon Capture

Coffee shade: Light shade

Carbon capture: Capture and storage of atmospheric carbon.

Biodiversity Benefits
Yes

A tree commonly found in the coffee landscapes of the Colombian Andes. Its fruits attract a wide variety of fruit-eating birds, including peahens, blackbirds and tanagers. Its flowers attract insects that are consumed by insect-eating birds, but also small pollinators such as bees, butterflies, flies and mosquitoes.

Citations

Citations

Plants of the World Online (POWO). (2024). Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet. Retrieved from http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org

International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). (2024). IUCN Red List. Published on the Internet. Retrieved from https://www.iucnredlist.org

Fern, Ken (2024). Tropical Plants Database. Published on the Internet. Retrieved from https://tropical.theferns.info

World Flora Online. (2024). World Flora Online. Published on the Internet. Retrieved from https://www.worldfloraonline.org

Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF). (2024). GBIF. Published on the Internet. Retrieved from https://www.gbif.org/es

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