Guava

Psidium guajava

The guava is a small, hardy tree that grows to a height of up to ten metres and bears roundish berries that can reach a diameter of up to ten centimetres.

Depending on their stage of ripeness, the berries change colour from green to yellow. The mealy and more or less resinous flesh is white, pink or yellow in colour and has a sweet-and-sour taste.

Distribution

native to the region stretching from Mexico to Ecuador and Brazil; now cultivated as a fruit tree throughout the tropics, and often found growing wild

Number of related species

over 100, some of which bear edible fruit, and numerous cultivated varieties

Use

fruit used to make drinks and jam; leaves used as a remedy for indigestion

Habitat at the zoo:

Masoala Rainforest

Distribution

native to the region stretching from Mexico to Ecuador and Brazil; now cultivated as a fruit tree throughout the tropics, and often found growing wild

Number of related species

over 100, some of which bear edible fruit, and numerous cultivated varieties

Use

fruit used to make drinks and jam; leaves used as a remedy for indigestion

Habitat at the zoo:

Masoala Rainforest

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Guava for CHF 300.–

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Support the plants of Zoo Zurich with your annual godparent sponsorship

Guava for CHF 300.–

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