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Magnoliopsida
Pera Mutis
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Global Distribution
Originally from Tropical America; now naturalised in the tropics
Indian distribution
State - Kerala, District/s: All Districts
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The Strawberry Guava (Psidium cattleianum) is another native of tropical America that has spread widely in the tropics, including the Pacific Islands (where it was first recorded, in Hawaii, in 1825) and southern Florida (U.S.A.). Like P. guajava, it is often considered an aggressive weed. It has leathery leaves and the fruit (generally much smaller than that of P. guajava) is red (sometimes yellow) with a white pulp. (Whistler 1995)
In southern Florida and the Caribbean, the native P. longipes is more rarely encountered than P. guajava. Compared with P. guajava, it has smaller leaves (with tips sometimes notched) and the much smaller ripe fruits are dark rather than yellow. (Elias 1980; Petrides 1988)
Other Psidium species are found in Mexico and Central and South America.
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Rounded Global Status Rank: G5 - Secure
Reasons: Native of tropical America from southern Mexico to South America. (The range greatly extended through cultivation. Planted and naturalized also in southern Florida including Florida Keys, Bermuda, and throughout West Indies from Bahamas and Cuba to Trinidad, and south to Brazil. Chiefly on the coastal plains but also in the lower mountain regions of Puerto Rico.)
In Great Britain and/or Ireland:
Foodplant / pathogen
Armillaria mellea s.l. infects and damages Pyrus communis sens. lat.
Foodplant / saprobe
immersed, numerous, gregarious pycnidium of Coleophoma coelomycetous anamorph of Coleophoma cylindrospora is saprobic on dead leaf of Pyrus communis sens. lat.
Foodplant / internal feeder
caterpillar of Cydia pomonella feeds within pear of Pyrus communis sens. lat.
Other: minor host/prey
Foodplant / saprobe
thinly stromatic pycnidium of Dothiorella coelomycetous anamorph of Dothiorella pyrenophora var. mali is saprobic on dead twig of Pyrus communis sens. lat.
Remarks: season: 5,9
Foodplant / saprobe
more or less erumpent or superficial, very densely clustered, often stipitate, black stroma (pycnidial) of Fuckelia coelomycetous anamorph of Fuckelia conspicua is saprobic on bark of Pyrus communis sens. lat.
Remarks: season: autumn
Foodplant / gall
aecium of Gymnosporangium confusum causes gall of live fruit of Pyrus communis sens. lat.
Other: minor host/prey
Foodplant / parasite
pycnium of Gymnosporangium sabinae parasitises live leaf (petiole) of Pyrus communis sens. lat.
Foodplant / sap sucker
Macrosiphum rosae sucks sap of live Pyrus communis sens. lat.
Foodplant / web feeder
communal larva of Neurotoma saltuum feeds from web on leaf of Pyrus communis sens. lat.
Other: major host/prey
Foodplant / feeds on
adult of Orsodacne cerasi feeds on anther of Pyrus communis sens. lat.
Remarks: season: 4-9
Foodplant / parasite
fruitbody of Oxyporus populinus parasitises live wood of Pyrus communis sens. lat.
Foodplant / pathogen
blistered then cracking shoot (1-2 year old) of Pear Blister Canker virus infects and damages Pyrus communis sens. lat.
Foodplant / pathogen
Pear Ring Pattern Mosaic virus infects and damages pale green to yellow rings or line patterns leaf of Pyrus communis sens. lat.
Foodplant / pathogen
Pear Stony Pit virus infects and damages pitted or dimpled, woody if severely affected fruit of Pyrus communis sens. lat.
Foodplant / pathogen
Pear Vein Yellows virus infects and damages yellow banded veins with red flecking leaf (young) of Pyrus communis sens. lat.
Foodplant / parasite
Podosphaera leucotricha parasitises Pyrus communis sens. lat.
Other: minor host/prey
Foodplant / internal feeder
larva of Pogonocherus hispidulus feeds within dead twig of Pyrus communis sens. lat.
Foodplant / internal feeder
larva of Pogonocherus hispidus feeds within dead twig of Pyrus communis sens. lat.
Other: major host/prey
Foodplant / sap sucker
Rhopalosiphum insertum sucks sap of live leaf of Pyrus communis sens. lat.
Foodplant / internal feeder
larva of Rhynchites caeruleus feeds within decaying shoot of Pyrus communis sens. lat.
Foodplant / gall
infection of Taphrina bullata causes gall of live, blistered leaf of Pyrus communis sens. lat.
Foodplant / hemiparasite
haustorium of Viscum album is hemiparasitic on branch of Pyrus communis sens. lat.
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"Maharashtra: Kolhapur, Nasik, Pune, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Satara, Sindhudurg, Thane Karnataka: Hassan, Mysore, N. Kanara, Shimoga Kerala: All districts Tamil Nadu: All districts"
Bark: Bark is boiled and the water drunk as an anti-diarrheal, by the Guyana Patamona. Stem and Leaf: Young stems, bark and/or leaves mixed for an antidiarrhoeic decoction. Stem: Bark is boiled with the bark of Punica granatum and Mangifera indica and drunk to treat diarrhoea. Bark mixed with cashew bark for dysentery remedy. Bark infusion for ringworm. In NW Guyana, bark used as treatment for diarrhea. Leaf: Used with leaves of Monstera obliqua to soothe ulcers of leishmaniasis; mixed with Solanum leucocarpon leaves for an antidiarrhoeic; astringent. Decoction for stomach pain. Juice of young leaves used to treat skin spots. Young leaves are boiled and the water drunk as an anti-dysenteric, by the Guyana Patamona. Leaf: Used to trest diarrhea in NW Guyana. Fruit: Green fruit is eaten to relieve diarrhea. Juice of the young fruits is drunk also as an anti-dysenteric or for “bad-belly”, by the Guyana Patamona.
Guava (Psidium guajava) is native to tropical America, probably from southern Mexico south to South America, but its range has been dramatically increased via cultivation. It is now cultivated (and escaped and naturalized and often considered an invasive pest) in southern Florida (including the Florida Keys), Bermuda, and throughout the West Indies from the Bahamas and Cuba to Trinidad, and south to Brazil. It is also cultivated and naturalized in much of the Old World tropics and subtropics. (Little and Wadsworth 1964) It was first recorded from the Pacific Islands (Hawaii) by the early 1800s (Whistler 1995).
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