Family: Myrtaceae
Synonym: Myrtus guajava (L.) Kuntze
Vernacular name: Adakkapazham, Koyya, Malakkapera, Pela, Pera
Habit: Tree
Habitat: Cultivated
Distribution: Originally from Tropical America; now naturalised in the tropics
Flowering and Fruiting: March-May
Key identification features: Small trees with smooth peeling bark. Leaves elliptic-oblong, hirsute when young, becoming glabrous; petioles short. Cymes axillary, 1-3-flowered. Petals white. Stamens many; Fruit is a berry.
Uses: Guava leaf is used for stomach and intestinal conditions, pain, diabetes, and wound healing. The fruit is used for high blood pressure.
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