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Psidium guajava 'Nana'

Family Name:	Myrtaceae
Common Name:	Dwarf Guava, Miniature Guava

Psidium guajava 'Nana' is a cultivar which have small leaves and fruits. The leaves are narrowly elliptic and can reach up to 5 cm long while the fruit can reach up to 5 cm in diameter. The fruit turn from green to pale yellow-green when ripe.

Full Sun

Moderate Water

Fruit or Vegetable

Ornamental Flowers

Shrub

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Classifications and Characteristics

Plant Division	Angiosperms (Flowering Seed Plants)
Plant Growth Form	Shrub
Lifespan (in Singapore)	Perennial

Mode of Nutrition	Autotrophic
Maximum Height	1.8 m

Biogeography

Native Distribution	Of horticultural origin
Preferred Climate Zone	Tropical
Local Conservation Status	Non-native (Horticultural / Cultivated Only)

Description and Ethnobotany

Growth Form	It is a shrub which can grow up to 1.8 m tall.
Foliage	The leaves are narrowly elliptic, about 5 cm long.
Flowers	The flowers are composed of 4 elliptic white petals and numerous, white stamens. They occur individually or in small clusters in the leaf axils.

Fruit	The fruit are round (about 5 cm wide), and smooth. They are light green when young, and turn pale yellow-green when ripe.
Associated Fauna	Flowers are pollinated by insects.
Cultivation	It grows well in a large container and produces abundant fruit when grown in optimal condition.
Ethnobotanical Uses	Edible Plant Parts : Edible Fruits Food (Fruit or Vegetable): The fruit may be eaten raw or used to make juice.

Landscaping Features

Desirable Plant Features	Ornamental Flowers
Landscape Uses	Container Planting
Thematic Landscaping	Economic Garden, Naturalistic Garden

Plant Care and Propagation

Light Preference	Full Sun
Water Preference	Moderate Water
Plant Growth Rate	Fast to Moderate

Rootzone Tolerance

Easy to Grow

Foliar

Foliage Retention	Evergreen
Mature Foliage Colour(s)	Green
Foliar Type	Simple / Unifoliate

Leaf Area Index (LAI) for Green Plot Ratio

4.5 (Shrub & Groundcover - Dicot)

Non - Foliar and Storage

Trunk Type (Non Palm)	Woody
Root Type	Underground

Floral (Angiosperm)

Flower & Plant Sexuality	Bisexual Flowers
Flower Colour(s)	Cream / Off-White, White
Flowering Habit	Polycarpic

Fruit, Seed and Spore

Mature Fruit Colour(s)	Yellow / Golden
Fruit Classification	Simple Fruit
Fruit Type	Fleshy Fruit

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Master ID	1082
Species ID	2375
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