Psidium guajava
Common guava
As recorded: Psidium guajava L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Myrtales › Myrtaceae
- Collected by
- Stone, B.C.
- Collector number
- 2758
- Date
- April 27, 1959
- Locality
- Waianae Mountains; Mokuleia Trail, NW of Mt. Kaala behind Mokuleia town
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Identified by
- Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.; Wagner, W.L.Derral R. Herbst →Seymour H. Sohmer →Warren L. Wagner Jr. →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On April 27, 1959, Stone, B.C. also collected 8 other specimens.
Psidium guajava observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1959. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 843 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-15.

2026-10-15
Manuka Nature Trail, Captain Cook, HI, US
(c) vbaker225, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-14
Kailua, HI 96734, USA
(c) Sam Buswell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-05
Hana, HI 96713, USA
(c) Craig Ontl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-05
Maui County, US-HI, US
(c) alex3haase, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-01
Kauai County, US-HI, US
(c) carpdano, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-09-30
Maile Way + East-West Rd, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
no rights reserved
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Psidium guajava. BISH 19451. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956397066. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/19451.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956397066 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
