Deskripsieng
Widely distributed and cultivated for its edible fruits in tropical and sub-tropical America; introduced in Africa (Govaerts et al. 2010). Trees and shrubs 3 – 7 m tall. This species differs from other Psidium species by the number of secondary veins (10 – 15 pairs), solitary flowers and linear bracts. Selected specimens: BRAZIL. Pernambuco: Igarassu, Usina São José, 26. XII. 2008, fr., B. S. Amorim 321 et al. (UFP); Tamandaré, Reserva Biológica de Saltinho, 25. XI. 2009, B. S. Amorim 499 et al. (UFP).
Sumber: Myrtaceae from lowland Atlantic Forest areas in the State of Pernambuco, Northeastern Brazil