Psidium guajava

Agro-ecological Zone
All zones
Growth rate Management practices Invasiveness Leafing Phenology Location
Fast Pruning, Coppicing, Irrigation Yes Evergreen Rwanda
Country Rainfall Temperature Altitude Soil
Rwanda 1000-2000 15-45 0-2000 Rich clay loams, Poor soils with reasonably good drainage
Kinyarwanda
Ipera
Family Products Niche AFD Taxon AFD Link Ecological Services PROTA
Myrtaceae Fruits, Firewood, Farm tools Scattered in cropland, Scatterd in homestead, Along soil conservation structures Psidium guajava Link Shade, Soil fertility improvement through nitrogen-fixing Link
Origin Location
Exotic Bugesera, Gishwati