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Family Myrtaceae

HAWAII - NATURALIZED

Psidium cattleianum f. lucidum  

Ho'omaluhia BG, Kaneohe, Oahu

YELLOW STRAWBERRY GUAVA    WAIAWI

Medium tree in disturbed mesic & wet habitats.  A serious invasive species readily dispersed by birds, forming monospecific stands choking out other plants.  Leaves thick & waxy.  Large ovoid  fruit is yellow.  Native to Tropical America.