invasiveMyrtaceae

Psidium cattleianum

waiawī · strawberry guava

Forms dense monotypic stands that displace native forest. Among the most ecologically damaging invasive trees in Hawaiʻi; subject to controversy around biocontrol due to cultural uses.

Working knowledge for this species
Where documented · 68 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · GBIF · GBIF 300 records