Species on this page ( A = names approved by most authorities, s = approved as synonyms) :

 
• Psidium acutangulum DC.
• Psidium angustifolium Lam. -> Psidium guajava L. A
• Psidium araca Raddi -> Psidium guineense Sw. A
• Psidium arayan (Kunth) Burret
• Psidium aromaticum Blanco -> Psidium guajava L. A
• Psidium cattleianum Sabine -> Psidium littorale Raddi A
• Psidium cattleianum Sabine subsp. lucidum Degener
• Psidium cattleianum Sabine var. littorale (Raddi) Fosb. -> Psidium littorale Raddi var. littorale
• Psidium chinense hort. -> Psidium littorale Raddi
• Psidium coriaceum Mart ex O. Berg -> Psidium littorale Raddi A
• Psidium coriaceum O. Berg var. longipes O. Berg -> Psidium littorale Raddi var. longipes (O. Berg.) Fosb.
• Psidium costa-ricense O. Berg -> Psidium guineense Sw. A
• Psidium fragrans Macfadyen -> Psidium guajava L. A
• Psidium friedrichsthalianum (O. Berg) Nied.
• Psidium humile Vell. -> Psidium littorale Raddi A
• Psidium littorale Raddi A
• Psidium littorale Raddi var. littorale
• Psidium littorale Raddi var. longipes (O. Berg.) Fosb.
• Psidium littorale var. lucidum (Degener) Fosb. -> Psidium littorale Raddi var. littorale
• Psidium guajava L. A
• Psidium guineense Sw. A
• Psidium guyava Raddi -> Psidium guajava L. A
• Psidium laurifolium O. Berg -> Psidium guineense Sw. A
• Psidium molle Bertol. -> Psidium guineense Sw.
• Psidium pomiferum L. -> Psidium guajava L. A
• Psidium pumilum Vahl -> Psidium guajava L. A
• Psidium pyriferum L. ->  Psidium guajava L. A
• Psidium rotundifolium Standl. -> Psidium guineense Sw. A
• Psidium sapidissimum Jacq. -> Psidium guajava L. A
• Psidium sartorianum (O. Berg) Nied.
• Psidium schippii Standl.   -> Psidium guineense Sw. A
• Psidium variabile O. Berg -> Psidium littorale Raddi A
• Psidium vulgare Rich. -> Psidium guajava L. A

SYNONYM(S) :  Britoa acida O. Berg, Psidium acutangulum DC. var. acidum C. Mart. ex DC.

ENGLISH : Para guava  

GERMAN : Para-Guave  

PORTUGUESE :  Araçá comum do Pará, Araçá do Pará (Brazil), Araçá pomba  (Brazil).  

SPANISH : Ampiyacu  (Peru), Guabira  (Bolivia), Guayaba de agua, Puca yacu  (Peru).

SYNONYM(S) : Myrtus arayan Kunth

SPANISH : Arrayán  (Ecuador, Peru, Mexico).  

ENGLISH : Lemon guava.

JAPANESE : Kimi no banjirou.

SYNONYM(S) : Calyptropsidium friedrichsthalianum O. Berg

ENGLISH : Costa Rican guava, Wild guava.  

GERMAN : Cas, Kostarika-Guave.

SPANISH : Arrayan (El Salvador), Cas acido  (Costa Rica), Guayaba acida  (Guatemala), Guayaba agria  (Colombia, Honduras), Guayaba de agua  (Panama), Guayaba de danto  (Honduras), Guayaba de Costa Rica, Guayaba del choco  (Ecuador), Guayaba montes  (Mexico)  

SYNONYM(S) : Guaiava pyriformis Gaertn. , Guajava pyrifera (L) Kuntze, Psidium fragrans Macfadyen Psidium pyriferum L., Psidium pomiferum L., Psidium sapidissimum Jacq., Psidium aromaticum Blanco   

ARABIC :   جوافة  Gawafa (Jawafa, Jwafa), Guwâfah safrâ'.

BENGALI :  পেয়ারা  Pearah, Peyaaraa.  

BURMESE : Malakapen.

CATALAN :  Guaiaber.

CHINESE : Fan shi liu, Fan tao.

DANISH :  Guava.

DUTCH : Goeajaaba, Guyaba.

ENGLISH :  Apple guava, Guava, Round guava, Tropical guava.  

FINNISH :  Guava.

FRENCH :  Gouyave, Goyave, Goyavier, Goyavier commun.  

GERMAN : Echte Guave, Guajave, Guave, Guayave, Grosse Gelbe Guajave. 

GREEK :  Γκουάβα.

GUJARATI : Piyaaraa.

HAUSA : Gûway bâ .

HINDI :  अमरुद     Amaruud (Amrood).

ITALIAN : Guiava, Guiavo, Psidio, Pero dell' Indie.

JAPANESE :   バ ンジロウ  Banjirou, グアバ  Guaba.

KANNADA :    ಪೇರಲೆ Pearaley,    ಸೀಬೇಕಾಯಿ   Seebe kaayi.

KHMER : Trapaek sruk.

LAOTIAN : Sida.

MALAY : Jambu batu, Jambu biji (Indonesia), Jambu bereksa, Jambu padang (Indonesia), Jambu pelawas, Jambu biji, Jambu kampuchia, Jambu klotok.

MARATHI :  पेरू  Peru.

NEPALESE : Amaruud, Ambaa, Ambaka.

POLISH :  Gujawa.

PORTUGUESE :  Araçá, Araçá-guaçu, Araçaíba, Aaraçá-mirim, Araçá-uaçu, Goiaba, Goiabeira, Goiabeira-branca, Goiabeira-vermelha, Guaiaba. 

RUSSIAN :  Гуаява  Guaiava, Гуава  Guava, Псидиум гуава  Psidium guava,  Псидиум гуаява Psidium guaiava.  

SANSKRIT : Awaiting feedback.

SINHALESE :  Pera.

SPANISH :  Arazá  (Argentina), Arrayana  (Mexico), Bimpish  (Peru), Guayaba, Guayaba del Perú  (Cuba), Guayaba dulce  (Colombia), Guayabo, Guayabero, Hurapo  (Chile), Luma  (Argentina), Matos  (Peru), Pichi  (Mexico), Sahuinto  (Bolivia).

SWEDISH :   Guava, Guavaträd.

TAGALOG : Bayabas, Biyabas, Guayabas, Kalimbahin, Tayabas.

TAMIL :   கொய்யா   Koiyaa, Koorayaa .

THAI :  ฝรั่ง  Farang,  ต้นฝรั่ง  Dton farang

TELUGU :  Jama kaya.   

URDU :  امرود

VIETNAMESE :  Cây ổi.

ZULU :  Ugwava.

Photographs of fruits, foliage, flowers at Flora Toskana , Germany.

List of cultivars & descriptions in English at New Crops, Purdue University, USA.

SYNONYM(S) : Psidium pomiferum L., , Psidium guajava L. var. pomiferum L.

ARABIC : Guwâfah hhamrâ'

ENGLISH : Apple-shaped guava, Red guava, Round guava.

FRENCH : Goyave rouge, Goyave pomme, Goyavier à fruits rouges.

GERMAN : Apfeltragender Guajave, Rote Guajave.

ITALIAN : Guiava rosso.

PORTUGUESE : Araçá pera.

SYNONYM(S) : Guaiava pyriformis Gaertn. , Guajava pyrifera (L) Kuntze, Psidium guajava L. var. pyrifera L., Psidium pyriferum L.

ARABIC : Guwâfah baydâ'.

ENGLISH : Pear-shaped guava, White guava.

FRENCH : Goyave blanc, Goyave poire.

GERMAN : Birnförmige Guajave, Weisse Guajave.

ITALIAN : Guiava bianco.

PORTUGUESE : Araçá pera.

SYNONYM(S) :  Psidium araca Raddi, Psidium molle Bertol., Psidium costa-ricense O. Berg, Psidium laurifolium O. Berg, Guajava mollis (Bertol.) Kuntze, Psidium rotundifolium Standl., Psidium schippii Standl.   

ENGLISH : Brazilian guava, Guinea guava, Wild guava.  

FRENCH :  Gouyave acide, Gouyave du Brésil.  

GERMAN :  Stachelbeerguave.  

PORTUGUESE : Araçá-azedo, Araçá do campo.  

SPANISH :   Cas extranjero (Costa Rica), Dionda  (Guatemala, Costa Rica), Guayaba agria  (Mexico, Venezuela), Guayaba brava (Peru), Guayaba de Guinea, Guayaba del Brazil, Guayaba hedionda (Guatemala), Guayaba sabanera (Venezuela), Guayabilla  (Ecuador), Guayabita de sabana (Panama), Guayabito  (Panama), Guisaro  (Guatemala, Costa Rica), Pichipul  (Guatemala, Costa Rica), Sacha guayaba (Peru).  

SYNONYM(S) :  Psidium cattleianum Sabine, Psidium humile Vell., Psidium variabile O. Berg, Psidium coriaceum Mart. ex O. Berg, Psidium chinense hort.       

BENGALI : Paayaaraa (as P. cattleianum), Pahaarii (as P. cattleianum).

CHINESE : Cao mei fan shi liu.

ENGLISH :  Cattley guava, Purple guava, Strawberry guava.  

FRENCH :  Gouyave fraise, Goyavier-fraise.  

GERMAN : Erdbeerguave.

JAPANESE : Koba no banjirou (as P. humile), Teriha banjirou (as P. cattleianum).  

KANNADA : Awaiting feedback.

PORTUGUESE : Araçaleiro (Brazil), Araça-amarelo (Brazil), Araça da praia (Brazil), Araça de coroa (Brazil), Araça-rox (Brazil), Araça vermelho  (Brazil).

RUSSIAN : Psidium pribrezhnyi.

SPANISH :  Arazá, Cas dulce  (Costa Rica), Guayaba de fresa, Guayaba japonesa  (Guatemala), Guayaba pequeña, Guayaba peruana  (Venezuela).

TAMIL : Kooyayaa, Samaaii, Simaaii.

TELUGU : Awaiting feedback.

Photographs of fruits, foliage, flowers at Flora Toskana , Germany.

SYNONYM(S) : Psidium littorale var. lucidum (Degener) Fosb., Psidium cattleianum Sabine var. littorale (Raddi) Fosb.

ENGLISH : Yellow Strawberry Guava.

SYNONYM(S) : Psidium coriaceum O. Berg var. longipes O. Berg

ENGLISH : Purple Guava, Strawberry Guava, Cattley Guava.

FRENCH : Goyavier-fraise.

SYNONYM(S) :  Calyptropsidium sartorianum (O. Berg) Krug & Urb., Mitranthes sartoriana O. Berg, Mitropsidium sartorianum (O. Berg) Burret

SPANISH :   Arrayán  (Mexico), Guayabilla  (Cuba, El Salvador), Pichiché  (Mexico)

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