Psidium araca

Read about Psidium araca in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Psidium araca, Raddi. Brazilian Guava. Araca Do Campo. Large shrub, the young branchlets hirsute: lvs. oblong-oval, large, obtuse, subvelutinous above, pubescent below, the veins reticulate, somewhat raised : peduncles axillary, 1-3-fld. : fr. ovoid or oblong, yellow, sweet only when fully ripe. Common on the dry uplands of Brazil.—The species disseminated in Calif, by Franceschi under the name of P. Araca does not agree with this description; it is a plant strongly resembling P. Cattleianum var. lucidum, but with broader and somewhat thicker lvs., the frs. usually larger, of a deep yellow color, with few seeds and a more prominent calyx. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.