COMMON NAME: CAS OR GUAVA FROM COSTA RICA

SCIENTIFIC NAME: PSIDIUM FRIEDRICHSTHALIANUM

FAMILY OF MYRTACEAE

COMMENTS: EXOTIC FRUIT TREE, ORIGINATED TO COSTA RICA. THE TREE IS BEAUTIFUL AND IS SUITABLE FOR GROWING IN FLOODED AND SWAMPY REGIONS.  UND IST FÜR DEN ANBAU IN ÜBERSCHWEMMUNGS- UND SUMPFGEBIETEN GEEIGNET. THE FRUITS ARE WELL SIMILAR TO OUR  ARAÇÁ AND THE GUAVA, WITH SOUR AND BITTER TASTE. ONE IMPROVED FORM IS SWEETER AND IS USED FOR THE PRODUCTION OF THE SWEET GOIABADA, THIS FORM HAS ONE EXCELLENT TASTE.

 

 

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