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Psidium (guava)

Angiospermae - Myrtales - Myrtaceae

Taxonomy
Psidium was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. Its type is Psidium guajava.

It was assigned to Myrtaceae by Linnaeus (1753) and Srivastava (1991).

Species
P. guajava (type species), P. guavaites
Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Psidium Linnaeus
1991Psidium Srivastava

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
classDicotyledoneae
RankNameAuthor
orderMyrtalesJussieu 1820
familyMyrtaceaede Jussieu 1789
genusPsidium

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Psidium Linnaeus 1753 [guava]
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Psidium guajava Linnaeus 1753
Psidium guavaites Trivedi 1980
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Eocene to the top of the Pliocene or 55.80000 to 2.58800 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 54.9 Ma

Collections (5 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Clarkforkian56.2 - 54.9USA (North Dakota) Psidium sp. (21372)
Early/Lower Eocene - Late/Upper Miocene55.8 - 5.333Argentina Psidium araciforme (32201)
Early/Lower Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene23.03 - 5.333Brazil (Bahia) Psidium cuneatifolium (32010)
Early/Lower Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene23.03 - 5.333Trinidad and Tobago Psidium guajavafolia (31337)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588India (Jharkhand) Psidium sp. (214996)