Rhodomyrtus psidioides
| Rhodomyrtus psidioides | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Rhodomyrtus |
| Species: | R. psidioides |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhodomyrtus psidioides (G.Don) Benth. | |
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Rhodomyrtus psidioides, the native guava, is a shrub or small rainforest tree to 12m high, native to eastern Australia.
Leaves are ovate to elliptic or oblong, 5–25 cm long and 2.5–6.5 cm wide, with a glossy upper surface and paler lower surface. Oil glands are numerous, and the leaves have a pineapple-like fragrance and stickiness when crushed. White or pink flowers occur in raceme-like inflorescences; followed by a berry, 15–25 mm long, 10–15 mm wide, yellow and fleshy.[1]
Uses
The berry of native guava is edible with a pleasant aromatic flavour. The tree is fast growing and has an important successional role in rainforest regeneration.
References
- ↑ Rhodomyrtus psidioides profile, Flora of NSW Online.
- Floyd, A.G., Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia, Inkata Press, 1989, ISBN 0-909605-57-2.