2. GUAVA PLANT
(PSIDIUM GUAJAVA)
GUAVA (PSIDIUM GUAJAVA), SMALL TROPICAL TREE OR
SHRUB CULTIVATED FOR ITS EDIBLE FRUITS
ORIGIN
GUAVA TREES ARE NATIVE TO TROPICAL AMERICA AND ARE
GROWN IN TROPICAL AND SUBTROPICAL AREAS WORLDWIDE.
3. KINGDOM Plantae
CLADE Tracheophyte
CLADE Angiosperms
CLADE Eudicots
CLADE Rosids
ORDER Myrtales
FAMILY Myrtaceae
GENUS Psidium
SPECIES P . guajava
Psidium guajava
4. GUAVA FRUITS
FRESH GUAVAS ARE RICH IN VITAMIN A, B AND C
THEY ARE COMMONLY EATEN RAW
APPEARANCE IN FOLKLORE:
THE COMMON GUAVA HAS QUADRANGULAR BRANCHLETS,
OVAL LEAVES ABOUT 7.6 CM IN LENGTH.
IT HAS 4 PETALED WHITE FLOWERS ABOUT 2.5 CM BROAD.
THE FRUITS ARE ROUND TO PEAR SHAPED AND MEASURE
UPTO 7.6 CM IN DIAMETER, THEIR PULP CONTAINS MANY
SMALL HAND SEEDS.
5. FOOD PRODUCTS
GUAVA FRUITS ARE PROCESSED INTO JAMS, JELLIES AND ARE COMMON PASTRY FILLINGS.
HEALTH BENEFITS
1.IMPROVE BLOOD SUGAR CONTROL.
2.IMPROVES HEART HEALTH.
3.GIVES PAIN RELIEF.
4.BENEFITS DIGESTIVE SYSTEM.
5.HELPS IN WEIGHT LOSS.
6.IT HAS ANTICANCER EFFECTS.
7.IMPROVES IMMUNITY SYSTEM.