Farang (Guava)
Scientific Name: PIsidium guajava Linn.
Family: MYRTACEAE
Other Names:Sida (Nakornprathom) Maguoiga Mamuun (The Northern Part) Maguoi (Chiangmai (Majeen (Tak) Yaring (Lawaa Chiangmai ) Magaa (Mae Hongsom) Yaa moo, Yamu (The Southern Part )Joompo (Surattanee) Chompuu (Pattanee) Yamubutae panya (Malay Naratiwas) Pakgia (Taejiew Chinese)
Botanical features:
Trunk A small- sized perennial tree with its smooth bark scattered with light brown spots. Young branches are in square forms.
Leaves The leaves of the guava tree are in single forms, thick and crude. The leaves underneath part has streaks with soft yellowish hair.
Blossoms A cluster with 1-3 white blossoms or a single. Flower. The sepals are quite hard.
Fruit The guava fruits are big and round or oblong with green color which turns whitish green when fully ripe, and white with special smell; seeds are brown and quite hard.
Usage:
As foods Guava is eaten as fruit and made into juice.
Food value Fully ripe guavas consist of high Vitamin C which is reducing in quantity when the fruits are over ripe. The fruits also have Vitamins A, B1,...