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Updated 10/14/2023

Family Myrtaceae

HAWAII - NATURALIZED

Psidium guajava 

Ho'omaluhia BG, Kaneohe, Oahu

Nu'uanu Pali, Oahu

 

Wa'ahila ridge, Oahu


Pololu Valley, Hawai'i
  

GUAVA    KUAWA

Small tree in disturbed dry, mesic & wet habitats.  An invasive species readily dispersed by birds, forming thickets.  Bark smooth, leaves thin with prominent veins.  Wild trees have yellow fruit with pink flesh.  Native to Tropical America.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guava