Psidium salutare(Kunth) O.Berg

WFO wfo-0000284611 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Psidium salutare, photographed by Rafael Tosi
fig. a Rafael Tosi, CC BY 4.0 / 2021-02-06 / obs. 114385312
Psidium salutare, photographed by Juan Manuel Barreneche
fig. b Juan Manuel Barreneche, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 112469128
Psidium salutare, photographed by Gabriel Laufer
fig. c Gabriel Laufer, CC0 1.0 / obs. 167318558
Psidium salutare, photographed by mirmeleon
fig. d mirmeleon, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 28432765
Psidium salutare, photographed by Carol Fontes
fig. e Carol Fontes, CC0 1.0 / obs. 198829708
Psidium salutare, photographed by Carol Fontes
fig. f Carol Fontes, CC0 1.0 / obs. 197514469
Psidium salutare, photographed by Agustina Medina
fig. g Agustina Medina, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 176672167
Psidium salutare, photographed by alfo
fig. h alfo, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 170586988

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Native range 27 botanical countries

Regions where Psidium salutare is native: Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela Mexico GulfMexico SoutheastMexico SouthwestArgentina NortheastArgentina NorthwestBelizeBoliviaBrazil NorthBrazil NortheastBrazil SouthBrazil SoutheastBrazil West-CentralColombiaCosta RicaCubaDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorGuatemalaGuyanaHondurasNicaraguaPanamáParaguaySurinameUruguayVenezuela
Native distribution of Psidium salutare, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Argentina Northeast AGE SOUTHERN AMERICA
Argentina Northwest AGW
Belize BLZ
Bolivia BOL
Brazil North BZN
Brazil Northeast BZE
Brazil South BZS
Brazil Southeast BZL
Brazil West-Central BZC
Colombia CLM
Costa Rica COS
Cuba CUB
Dominican Republic DOM
Ecuador ECU
El Salvador ELS
Guatemala GUA
Guyana GUY
Honduras HON
Nicaragua NIC
Panamá PAN
Paraguay PAR
Suriname SUR
Uruguay URU
Venezuela VEN
Mexico Gulf MXG NORTHERN AMERICA
Mexico Southeast MXT
Mexico Southwest MXS

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 81 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Calycolpus parviflorus Sagot
  • Eugenia guayavillo Benth.
  • Guajava ciliata (Benth.) Kuntze
  • Guajava decussata (DC.) Kuntze
  • Guajava guajabita (A.Rich.) Kuntze
  • Guajava lanceolata (O.Berg) Kuntze
  • Guajava oerstediana (O.Berg) Kuntze
  • Guajava pohliana (O.Berg) Kuntze
  • Guajava salutaris (Kunth) Kuntze
  • Mosiera sagrae (O.Berg) Bisse
  • Myrcianthes reptans D.Legrand
  • Myrtus acutata O.Berg
  • Myrtus arayan Kunth
  • Myrtus blanchetiana O.Berg
  • Myrtus cuspidata O.Berg
  • Myrtus cuspidata var. pentamera O.Berg
  • Myrtus cuspidata var. tetramera O.Berg
  • Myrtus hassleriana Barb.Rodr.
  • Myrtus incana O.Berg
  • Myrtus lurida Spreng.
  • Myrtus mucronata Cambess.
  • Myrtus mucronata var. opaca O.Berg
  • Myrtus mucronata var. perforata O.Berg
  • Myrtus mucronata var. thea (Griseb.) Griseb.

and 57 more.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

We publish what we can source and we say so when we cannot. This page has no care advice and no toxicity claim, because we do not yet have those from a source we can cite.