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Psidium
Sign in to savePsidium is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family Myrtaceae. It is native to warmer parts of the Western Hemisphere (Mexico, Central and South America, the West Indies, and the Galápagos Islands). Many of the species bear edible fruits, and for this reason several are cultivated commercially. The most popularly cultivated species is the common guava, Psidium guajava.
Psidium is a group of trees and shrubs native to warm regions of the Americas that belong to the myrtle family. Many species produce edible fruits, and they are grown commercially around the world, with the common guava being the most widely cultivated type.
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Genus
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMyrtales
- FamilyMyrtaceae
General: in the fleshy mesocarp should distinguish Psidium from other Myrtaceae
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Research
1,551 papers- Psidium guajava: An Insight into Ethnomedicinal Uses, Phytochemistry, and Pharmacology.Combinatorial chemistry & high throughput screening · 2024Chechani B, Roat P, Hada S et al.DOI: 10.2174/1386207326666230426093315
- Psidium guajava L. An Incalculable but Underexplored Food Crop: Its Phytochemistry, Ethnopharmacology, and Industrial Applications.ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Tousif MI, Nazir M, Saleem M et al.DOI: 10.3390/molecules27207016
- Psidium L. genus: A review on its chemical characterization, preclinical and clinical studies.ReviewPhytotherapy research : PTR · 2021Beltrame BM, Klein-Junior LC, Schwanz M et al.DOI: 10.1002/ptr.7112
- Guava (Psidium guajava L.): a glorious plant with cancer preventive and therapeutic potential.ReviewCritical reviews in food science and nutrition · 2023Jamieson S, Wallace CE, Das N et al.DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2021.1945531
- Guava (Psidium guajava L.) seed: A low-volume, high-value byproduct for human health and the food industry.ReviewFood chemistry · 2022Kumar M, Kapoor S, Dhumal S et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.132694
- Psidium cattleianum fruits: A review on its composition and bioactivity.ReviewFood chemistry · 2018Dos Santos Pereira E, Vinholes J, C Franzon R et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2018.03.024
- Antidiarrheal effect of Psidium guajava L. extract in acute diarrhea: a systematic review.Journal of the science of food and agriculture · 2024Garrido G, Garrido-Suárez BB, Martínez-Tapia N et al.DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.13515
- Synthesis of Psidium meroterpenoids with anti-hepatocellular carcinoma activities.ReviewBioorganic & medicinal chemistry · 2026Wang Z, Hui CDOI: 10.1016/j.bmc.2025.118481
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Psidium is a genus of trees and shrubs in the family Myrtaceae. It is native to warmer parts of the Western Hemisphere (Mexico, Central and South America, the West Indies, and the Galápagos Islands). Many of the species bear edible fruits, and for this reason several are cultivated commercially. The most popularly cultivated species is the common guava, Psidium guajava.
==Taxonomy== thumb|new leaves of Psidium in West Bengal, India. This genus was described first by Linnaeus in 1753.
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