naturalizedMyrtaceae

Psidium cattleyanum

strawberry-guava

Naturalized (non-native)non-native

Introduced and now reproducing on its own in the wild.

Psidium cattleyanum, commonly known as Cattley guava, strawberry guava or cherry guava, is a small tree (2–6 m tall) in the Myrtaceae (myrtle) family. The species is named in honour of English horticulturist William Cattley. Its genus name Psidium comes from the Latin psidion, or "armlet." The red-fruited variety, P. cattleyanum var. cattleyanum, is commonly known as purple guava, red cattley guava, red strawberry guava and red cherry guava. The yellow-fruited variety, P. cattleyanum var. littorale is

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Seasonality
20 flowering · 64 fruiting annotations · iNaturalist · fetched Jul 2026
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■ flowering (peak June)■ fruiting (peak October)

This is an inference, not a schedule. The curve reflects when observers annotated flowering and fruiting — which tracks observer effort as well as plant behavior, and pools all elevations and islands into one signal. Hawaiʻi’s microclimates vary enormously; a species may fruit in January at sea level and June at elevation. Use this to know when to look, then look.

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Where documented · 79 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 200 · GBIF 300 records
Waimea · KauaʻiiNat 23 · GBIF 54 ✓
Waikīkī · OʻahuiNat 19 · GBIF 49 ✓
Keauhou · HawaiʻiiNat 10 · GBIF 28 ✓
Honolulu · OʻahuiNat 16 · GBIF 19 ✓
ʻAiea · OʻahuiNat 12 · GBIF 11 ✓
Honuaʻula · HawaiʻiiNat 12 · GBIF 9 ✓
Kahakuloa · MauiiNat 8 · GBIF 9 ✓
Keaʻau · HawaiʻiiNat 8 · GBIF 7 ✓
Kuliʻouʻou · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 8 ✓
South Olohena · KauaʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 5 ✓
Kalauao · OʻahuiNat 5 · GBIF 3 ✓
Waimano · OʻahuiNat 5 · GBIF 3 ✓
Hanalei · KauaʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 5 ✓
Waikahekahenui · HawaiʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 5 ✓
Heʻeia · OʻahuiNat 4 · GBIF 2 ✓
ʻŌlaʻa · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 4 ✓
Hanakāpīʻai · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 4 ✓
Manukā · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 3 ✓
Hāʻena · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 3 ✓
Honokāne · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 3 ✓
Honokahua · MauiiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Kailua · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Maunalua · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Piʻihonua · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 3 ✓
Hauʻula · OʻahuiNat 3 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kalihikai · KauaʻiiNat 3 · GBIF 1 ✓
East Makaīwa · MauiiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Kalihiwai · KauaʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Waiʻanae · OʻahuiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Waiākea · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 2 ✓
Paumalū · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 3 ✓
Ponahawai · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kapāpala · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waipiʻo · HawaiʻiiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
Honopou · MauiiNat 2 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kalopā · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 2 ✓
Puʻukapu · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kaʻena · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kaipapaʻu · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Pānauinui · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Honolua · MauiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waikahekahe · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Honouliuli · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Hālawa · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Pālāʻau · MolokaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Honomū, Kuhua · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kaohai · LānaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Pohoiki · HawaiʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Honopū · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓