| Psidium friedrichsthalium | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Psidium |
| Species: | P. friedrichsthalium |
| Binomial name | |
| Psidium friedrichsthalium |
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Psidium friedrichsthalium is a species of the guava family found mostly in Costa Rica but also grown in Guatemala, Nicaragua and other Central American countries. It has been successfully grown in California now and can be grown from seed in mild higher regions.
It is used as the base for a fresco de Cas or Refreshment, in which Costa Ricans mix it with sugar and water and sometimes add cream for a slightly acidic fruit drink.[1]