Psidium grandifolium
Mart. ex DC.
Myrtaceae
Guajava cinerea (Mart. ex DC.) Kuntze
Guajava grandifolia (Mart. ex DC.) Kuntze
Guajava incanescens (Mart. ex DC.) Kuntze
Guajava lactea (O.Berg) Kuntze
Guajava microcarpa (Cambess.) Kuntze
Guajava radicans (O.Berg) Kuntze
Guajava riedeliana (O.Berg) Kuntze
Guajava rubescens (O.Berg) Kuntze
Guajava sericea (O.Berg) Kuntze
Psidium albidum Miq.
Psidium apaense Barb.Rodr. ex Chodat & Hassl.
Psidium cinereum Mart. ex DC.
Psidium eriophyllum Barb.Rodr.
Psidium incanescens Mart. ex DC.
Psidium lacteum O.Berg
Psidium lanatum Barb.Rodr.
Psidium microcarpum Cambess.
Psidium paraguayense Barb.Rodr. ex Chodat & Hassl.
Psidium psychrophyllum Barb.Rodr. ex Chodat & Hassl.
Psidium radicans O.Berg
Psidium riedelianum O.Berg
Psidium rubescens O.Berg
Psidium sericeum O.Berg
Psidium spodophyllum Barb.Rodr.
Psidium ternatifolium Cambess.
Psidium yacaense Barb.Rodr. ex Chodat & Hassl.
Common Name: Araca Cinzento
General Information
Araca cinzento is a deciduous shrub growing less than 2 metres tall[
416- Title
- Brazilian Fruits and Cultivated Exotics
- Publication
-
- Author
- Lorenzi. H.; Bacher. L.; Lacerda. M.; Sartori. S.
- Publisher
- Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora LTDA; Brazil.
- Year
- 2000
- ISBN
- 85-867174-24-0
- Description
- A superb book, giving information on several hundred fruit species. Each entry has a brief description of the plant and its uses, accompanied by one to many excellent quality photographs of the fruits.
].
The edible fruit is gathered from the wild and consumed locally, though they are not widely appreciated[
416- Title
- Brazilian Fruits and Cultivated Exotics
- Publication
-
- Author
- Lorenzi. H.; Bacher. L.; Lacerda. M.; Sartori. S.
- Publisher
- Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora LTDA; Brazil.
- Year
- 2000
- ISBN
- 85-867174-24-0
- Description
- A superb book, giving information on several hundred fruit species. Each entry has a brief description of the plant and its uses, accompanied by one to many excellent quality photographs of the fruits.
].
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
Range
Southern S. America - Argentina, Paraguay, southern, eastern and central Brazil, Bolivia.
Habitat
Fields, savannahs and grasslands[
416- Title
- Brazilian Fruits and Cultivated Exotics
- Publication
-
- Author
- Lorenzi. H.; Bacher. L.; Lacerda. M.; Sartori. S.
- Publisher
- Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora LTDA; Brazil.
- Year
- 2000
- ISBN
- 85-867174-24-0
- Description
- A superb book, giving information on several hundred fruit species. Each entry has a brief description of the plant and its uses, accompanied by one to many excellent quality photographs of the fruits.
].
Properties
| Edibility Rating |  |
| Medicinal Rating |  |
| Other Uses Rating |  |
| Habit | Deciduous Shrub |
| Height | 1.50 m |
| Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
Not known
Edible Uses
Fruit - raw[
416- Title
- Brazilian Fruits and Cultivated Exotics
- Publication
-
- Author
- Lorenzi. H.; Bacher. L.; Lacerda. M.; Sartori. S.
- Publisher
- Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora LTDA; Brazil.
- Year
- 2000
- ISBN
- 85-867174-24-0
- Description
- A superb book, giving information on several hundred fruit species. Each entry has a brief description of the plant and its uses, accompanied by one to many excellent quality photographs of the fruits.
]. A succulent pulp with an acidic, sweet flavour[
416- Title
- Brazilian Fruits and Cultivated Exotics
- Publication
-
- Author
- Lorenzi. H.; Bacher. L.; Lacerda. M.; Sartori. S.
- Publisher
- Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora LTDA; Brazil.
- Year
- 2000
- ISBN
- 85-867174-24-0
- Description
- A superb book, giving information on several hundred fruit species. Each entry has a brief description of the plant and its uses, accompanied by one to many excellent quality photographs of the fruits.
].
Medicinal
The leaves are astringent[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
].
The fruits are used in the treatment of haemorrhages[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
].
Other Uses
The wood is used for agricultural tools and small objects[
46- Title
- Dictionary of Economic Plants.
- Publication
-
- Author
- Uphof. J. C. Th.
- Publisher
- Weinheim
- Year
- 1959
- ISBN
- -
- Description
- An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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Ken Fern,
web interface by
Ajna Fern
with help from
Richard Morris.
