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Strawberry Guava
Psidium cattleianum
Strawberry Guava · Aardbeiguave · Arazá · Arazá Rojo · Araçazeiro · Araçá-de-praia · Araçá-doce · Araçá-manteiga · Araçá-pera · Araçá-rosa · Araçá-vermelho · Cattley Guava · Cattley guava · Cattley guava, Cherry guava, Strawberry guava · Cherry purple guava · China-guava · Chinese guava · Durban koejawel · Erdbeer-Guave
At a glance
Origin / distribution: not documented
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: not documented
Science studied: ARGININE, ASPARTIC-ACID, CALCIUM, ELLAGIC-ACID
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Myrtaceae
Scientific name: Psidium cattleianum
Common names: Strawberry Guava, Aardbeiguave, Arazá, Arazá Rojo, Araçazeiro, Araçá-de-praia, Araçá-doce, Araçá-manteiga, Araçá-pera, Araçá-rosa, Araçá-vermelho, Cattley Guava, Cattley guava, Cattley guava, Cherry guava, Strawberry guava, Cherry purple guava, China-guava, Chinese guava, Durban koejawel, Erdbeer-Guave
History
Historical context is not documented in this record.
Origins and distribution
not documented in this record
Documented cultural uses
not documented in this record
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Characterization and Selective Antiglioma Activity of a Standardized Hydroalcoholic Extract from Yellow Psidium cattleianum Fruits. · 2026 source ↗
- Red Araça (<i>Psidium cattleianum</i>) Extract Prevents Right Ventricular Hypertrophy in Experimental Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. · 2026 source ↗
- Characterization and Selective Antiglioma Activity of a Standardized Hydroalcoholic Extract from Yellow Psidium cattleianum Fruits · 2026 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ARGININE
- ASPARTIC-ACID
- CALCIUM
- ELLAGIC-ACID
- FAT
- FIBER
- HISTIDINE
- ISOLEUCINE
- LEUCINE
- LINOLENIC-ACID
- LYSINE
- MUFA
- MYRISTIC-ACID
- OLEIC-ACID
- PALMITIC-ACID
- PALMITOLEIC-ACID
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- PHOSPHORUS
- POTASSIUM
- PUFA
- QUERCETIN
- RIBOFLAVIN
- SFA
- STEARIC-ACID
- THREONINE
- TRYPTOPHAN
- WATER
- GLYCINE
- KILOCALORIES
- ASH
- BETA-CAROTENE
- GLUTAMIC-ACID
- KAEMPFEROL
- MAGNESIUM
- NIACIN
- PHENYLALANINE
- PROTEIN
- SERINE
- VALINE
- CYANIDIN
- TYROSINE
- ALANINE
- CARBOHYDRATES
- IRON
- LINOLEIC-ACID
- PROLINE
- METHIONINE
- SODIUM
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- THIAMIN
Legality
Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.
Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.
Reference images

Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
Contributions and revisions
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