Psidium rufum explained
Psidium rufum is commonly known as the purple guava. It is endemic to Brazil[1] and bears an edible fruit. Psidium rufum var. widgrenianum is listed on the IUCN Red List vulnerable species (Plantae).[2] [3]
Notes and References
- http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=166913 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- Landrum, L.R. (2003). A revision of the Psidium salutare complex (Myrtaceae). Sida 20: 1449-1469.
- Oliveira-Filho, A.T. (2006). Catálogo das Árvores nativas de Minas Gerais: 1-423. Editora UFLA, Lavas, Brasil.