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Psidium guajava
SIGH-dee-um -- from the Greek for pomegranate
gwah-JAV-vuh -- from the Spanish
guayaba
commonly known as: guava •
Assamese: মধুৰি-আম madhuri aam •
Bengali: পেয়ারা peyara •
Gujarati: જામફળ jaamkal, જમરૂખ jamrukh •
Hindi: अमरूद amrood, रुनी runi •
Kannada: ಪೇರಲೆ pearaley •
Konkani: पॅर्र pairr •
Lushai: kawi-âm, kâwl thei •
Malayalam: പേരക്ക peerakka •
Manipuri: pungton •
Marathi: पेरु peru •
Nepali: अम्बा amba, बिहिँ bihi •
Persian: امرود amrud, بہي bihi •
Tamil: கொய்யா koyya, உய்யக்கொண்டான் uyyakkontan •
Telugu: గొయ్యాపండు goyyapandu •
Urdu: امرود amrud
Native to: tropical America
References:
Flowers of India •
Top Tropicals •
Dave's Garden •
DDSA
