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Psidium guajava

Psidium guajava L.  [Unverified Identification]


Family Myrtaceae
Local Name Bayabas
Habit Tree
Habitat Open vegetation types, with clay to limestone soil
Special Notes No stipules, leaves opposite, simple, penniveined, glablous
Ethnobotanical Uses MEDICINAL: used against diarrhea and worms when decocted, used for skin diseases; FOOD: used for making jams and jellies; ORNAMENTAL: leaves used for decoration;
Collected from Sablan, Benguet, Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR).
Collector(s) Gina Marie M. Roxas

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