Guavas ( Psidium ) are a genus of about a hundred species of tropical trees and small trees in the Myrtaceae , Central America , North America and South America family, native to the Caribbean. The leaves are opposite , simple , elliptic to ovate , 5 to 15 centimeters long .
The flowers are white with five petals and numerous stamens. Chanicuil fruit is edible , round or pear shaped , between 3 to 10 cm in diameter ( up to 12 cm in selected crops ) . It has a thin crust and delicate , pale green to yellow in the mature stage in some species , pink to red in others, creamy white or orange pulp with many hard seeds and a strong characteristic aroma. It is rich in vitamins C , A, B , also has nutritional benefits because its flesh is considered acidic benefiting lower levels of LDL ( carried by VLDL )
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