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Psidium guajava L. MYRTACEAE apple guava, guava umgwava Highly Invasive, Major problem species Origin: Tropical America Growth Form: Tree/shrub Plant Description: Plant: Evergreen shrub or small tree 2–5(–10) m high; branchlets four-angled and hairy. Leaves: Bronze turning light green, ovate to oblong-elliptic; often broad and rounded at both ends, with a small, pointed apex; thick, stiff, hairy below, veins conspicuously impressed above and raised below. Flowers: White, in groups of 1–3, October–December. Fruit: Many-seeded berries, green turning yellow, 25–100 mm long, with white, yellow or pink flesh, sweet, with a musky, penetrating odour. Key Features: Control: total removal of the roots or efficient use of a registered herbicide Comments: More information: Weeds & Invasive Plants Home Page NRCS Plants Database Photo - flowers/leaves Scott Henderson @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database Photo - fruit/leaves Scott Henderson @ USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database Photo - leaves/bark K Braun, Swaziland's Alien Plants Database Photo - fruit/bark/leaves K Braun, Swaziland's Alien Plants Database

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