Summary
Place of publication:
H. G. A. Engler & K. A. E. Prantl, Nat. Pflanzenfam. 3(7):69. 1893
Verified:
07/28/1995
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
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- Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. Flora of Guatemala. 1946-1976
- Williams, L. O. 1981. The useful plants of Central America. Ceiba 24:239.
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Common names
English
Costa Rican guava – French
goyavier de Costa Rica – Spanish
arrayán – cas ácida – guayaba de choco – Swedish
costaricaguava –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Northern America | | Mexico | | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Mesoamerica | Costa Rica | | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Mesoamerica | Guatemala | Santa Rosa | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Mesoamerica | Honduras | | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Mesoamerica | Nicaragua | | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Mesoamerica | Panama | | |
1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Colombia | | |
Native
Northern America
Southern America
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MESOAMERICA:
Costa Rica, Guatemala [Santa Rosa], Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama
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WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Colombia
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Human food | fruit | | Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. Flora of Guatemala. 1946-1976 |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=30204.
Accessed 5 October 2024.