"The Big Guava The Big Guava is a nickname for Tampa, Florida, United States. It was coined in the 1970s by Steve Otto, long-time newspaper columnist for the Tampa Tribune and Tampa Times. The moniker derives from a combination of New York's ""Big Apple"" nickname and a reference to businessman Gavino Gutierrez's unsuccessful quest for wild guava trees, which turned out to be vital to Tampa's growth and development. In 1884, Gavino Gutierrez, a Spanish-American civil engineer by training who was working for a tropical fruit packing firm in New York, heard a rumor that wild guava trees were common"
"Psidium guajava Psidium guajava, the common guava, yellow guava, or lemon guava (known as ""goiaba"" in Portuguese and ""guayaba"" in Spanish) is an evergreen shrub or small tree native to the Caribbean, Central America and South America. It is easily pollinated by insects; in culture, mainly by the common honey bee, ""Apis mellifera"". Widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions around the world, guava fruits can range in size from as small as an apricot to as large as a grapefruit. Various cultivars have white, pink, or red flesh, and a few also feature red (instead of green or yellow)"
"Guava jelly Guava jelly (Spanish: bocadillo (de guayaba), (""""guava snack""""), is a Colombian confectionery made with guava pulp and panela, which is consumed abundantly throughout Colombia, one of the largest guava producers in the world. The town of Vélez, Santander Department, is a major centre of production for the sweet and gives it the alternative name ""bocadillo Veleño"". In Venezuela, the form of consumption is similar to that of Colombia, where the product is called ""conserva"". In Venezuela it can be of guava, coco, banana etc. Bocadillo is commonly accompanied by cheese, spread upon bread, or simply eaten on its"
"Kiveve Kiveve is one of the most appetizing dishes of the popular semi-sweet Paraguayan gastronomy. It has a doughy texture and is of creamy consistency. Its taste is very pleasant and the primary ingredient is a pumpkin fruit that is called by the guarani name, ""andai"" in Paraguay. It is a ""Cucurbita moschata"" landrace probably of pre-Columbian origin, that would be called ""ahuyama"" in Venezuela, Colombia, and the Dominican Republic, and ""calabaza"" or ""zapallo"" in other Spanish speaking countries and in Spanish language in Paraguay. The fruit is a squash that may be elongated or spherical, and its exterior color"
"Psidium guineense Psidium guineense is a species of guava. Common names include Brazilian guava, Castilian guava, sour guava, Guinea guava (English language), Goyavier du Brésil (French language), brasiliaanse koejawel (Afrikaans), Stachelbeerguave (German language), chobo, diondan (Bolivia), guayabillo de tierra fria (El Salvador), araçá do campo, aracahy (Brazil), guayaba brava, sacha guayaba (Peru), allpa guayaba (Ecuador), guayaba agria (Venezuela, Mexico), guayaba acida, chamach, pichippul (Guatemala), cas extranjero (Costa Rica), and guayabita de sabana (Panama). This plant is native to the Americas, where its natural range extends from Mexico to Argentina, and includes parts of the Caribbean. It has been widely introduced"
"fruit is round in shape, medium large in size and greenish yellow in color. Flavor is sweet with good keeping quality. It is a tasty, red- fleshed guava. It is mainly grown in Bihar. The fruit is moderately large and spherical in shape, with thin skin. Trees are of medium vigor but productive. Its fruits are medium-sized and pink colored. They are sweet in taste with good keeping quality. They require low temperature for the development of good pink color. The trees are of medium vigor but their leaves are greener than others. However, it is a moderate yielder. (looking"
"the rainy season (July–September). The rains during harvesting period, however, deteriorate the quality of fruits. Guava is cultivated on varied types of soils, from heavy clay to very light sandy soils. Nevertheless, very good quality guavas are produced in river-basins. It tolerates a soil pH of 4.5-8.2. Maximum concentration of its feeding roots is available up to soil depth. Thus the top soil should be quite rich to provide enough nutrients for accelerating new growth which bears fruits. The varietal characteristics in guava are not as distinct as found in most other fruits. Its propagation through seeds reduces the distinctive"
"an edible fruit and can be eaten raw or cooked. The processing of the fruits yields by-products that can be fed to livestock. The leaves can also be used as fodder. Psidium guajava Psidium guajava, the common guava, yellow guava, or lemon guava (known as ""goiaba"" in Portuguese and ""guayaba"" in Spanish) is an evergreen shrub or small tree native to the Caribbean, Central America and South America. It is easily pollinated by insects; in culture, mainly by the common honey bee, ""Apis mellifera"". Widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions around the world, guava fruits can range in size"
"Rica. Laboratory studies show that extracts have some activity against methicillin-resistant ""Staphylococcus aureus"", particularly when combined with antibiotics. Flavonoids identified in the plant include quercetin, avicularin, and guaijaverin. The plant is a host for the mistletoe ""Psittacanthus angustifolius"". Psidium guineense Psidium guineense is a species of guava. Common names include Brazilian guava, Castilian guava, sour guava, Guinea guava (English language), Goyavier du Brésil (French language), brasiliaanse koejawel (Afrikaans), Stachelbeerguave (German language), chobo, diondan (Bolivia), guayabillo de tierra fria (El Salvador), araçá do campo, aracahy (Brazil), guayaba brava, sacha guayaba (Peru), allpa guayaba (Ecuador), guayaba agria (Venezuela, Mexico), guayaba acida, chamach,"
"ends. The plants are vigorous, dome shaped and compact. The leaves of ""P. guajava"" contain the flavonol morin, morin-3-O-lyxoside, morin-3-O-arabinoside, quercetin and quercetin-3-O-arabinoside. Guava wood from Hawaii is commonly used for the smoking of meat. The wood is resistant to insect and fungal attack. The density of oven-dry wood is about and has been found suitable for roof trusses in Nigeria. ""Psidium guajava"" has been used in traditional medicine in many cultures throughout Central America, the Caribbean, Africa, and Asia. It is used for inflammation, diabetes, hypertension, caries, wounds, pain relief, fever, diarrhea, rheumatism, lung diseases, and ulcers. Guava is"
"skin. When cultivated from seed, guavas are notable for an extremely slow growth rate for several months, before a very rapid acceleration in growth rate takes over. From seed, common guavas may bloom and set fruit in as few as two years or as many as eight. Cuttings and grafting are more commonly used as a propagation method in commercial groves. Highly adaptable, guavas can be easily grown as container plants in temperate regions, though their ability to bloom and set fruit is somewhat less predictable. In some tropical locations, guavas can become invasive. It has become a major problem"
"Psidium amplexicaule Psidium amplexicaule, which is commonly known as mountain guava, is a species in the Myrtaceae family that is native to the Caribbean. It is rare in a moist limestone forest at 100–600 feet altitude on north coast of Puerto Rico. This plant can also be found on islands such as St. Thomas and St. John in the United States Virgin Islands and in Tortola and Virgin Gorda of the British Virgin Islands. Mountain guava is a wild relative of guayaba, commonly known as guava (""Psidium guajava""). It can be distinguished by opposite and nearly round thick and leathery"
"Psidium amplexicaule Psidium amplexicaule, which is commonly known as mountain guava, is a species in the Myrtaceae family that is native to the Caribbean. It is rare in a moist limestone forest at 100–600 feet altitude on north coast of Puerto Rico. This plant can also be found on islands such as St. Thomas and St. John in the United States Virgin Islands and in Tortola and Virgin Gorda of the British Virgin Islands. Mountain guava is a wild relative of guayaba, commonly known as guava (""Psidium guajava""). It can be distinguished by opposite and nearly round thick and leathery"
"with some difficulty. Canned varieties are usually half-way between those extremes, being easily cut into soft slices. The many different kinds of ""goiabada"" depend on the type of guava, the proportion of sugar, the amount of water, and the cooking process. In Brazil, the most widely accepted to be the best (for ""Romeo and Juliet"") is called ""goiabada cascão"" (a medium to hard variety, with fragments of guava fruit in the paste). Goiabada Goiabada (from ""goiaba"", ""guava"") is a popular dessert throughout the Portuguese-speaking countries of the world, dating back to the colonial days in Brazil, where guavas were used"
"Indian subcontinent and Middle-East, guava is called ""amrood"", possibly a variant of ""armoot"" meaning ""pear"" in the Arabic and Turkish languages. It is known as the ""payara"" in Bangladesh. It is known as ""bayabas"" in the Philippines. Guavas originated from an area thought to extend from Mexico or Central America and were distributed throughout tropical America and the Caribbean region. They were adopted as a crop in subtropical and tropical Asia, the southern United States (from Tennessee and North Carolina south, as well as the west and Hawaii), tropical Africa, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and Oceania. Guavas are now cultivated"
"is then boiled in water along with panela or refined sugar at a low temperature for several hours until the mixture has a thick consistency. The liquid is left to cool off to make it be moulded into blocks. It gets its characteristic firm texture once it is fully cooled. Bocadillo de guayaba is traditionally individually wrapped in the leaves of the ""bijao"" (""calathea lutea"") to preserve it and to enhance its flavour. Guava jelly Guava jelly (Spanish: bocadillo (de guayaba), (""""guava snack""""), is a Colombian confectionery made with guava pulp and panela, which is consumed abundantly throughout Colombia, one"
"in many tropical and subtropical countries. Several species are grown commercially; apple guava and its cultivars are those most commonly traded internationally. Guavas also grow in southwestern Europe, specifically the Costa del Sol on Málaga, (Spain) and Greece where guavas have been commercially grown since the middle of the 20th century and they proliferate as cultivars. Mature trees of most species are fairly cold-hardy and can survive temperatures slightly colder than for short periods of time, but younger plants will likely freeze to the ground. Guavas were introduced to Florida in the 19th century and are now grown in Florida"
"Rhodomyrtus psidioides Rhodomyrtus psidioides, the native guava, is a shrub or small rainforest tree up to high, member of the botanical family Myrtaceae, native to eastern Australia. Leaves are ovate to elliptic or oblong, long and wide, with a glossy upper surface and paler lower surface. Oil glands are numerous, and the leaves have a pineapple-like fragrance and stickiness when crushed. White or pink flowers occur in raceme-like inflorescences; followed by a berry, long, wide, yellow and fleshy. The berry of native guava is edible with a pleasant aromatic flavor. The tree is fast growing and has an important successional"
"own. It most often takes the form of a small rectangular block, with a firm consistency and a deep red colour, giving it a similar appearance to the related Spanish dessert ""dulce de membrillo"". Another dessert closely related to bocadillo is the Brazilian ""goiabada"", also made from guava. In 2006, the bocadillo veleño was nominated for the cultural symbol for Colombia in the contest organized by a magazine, ""Semana"". Bocadillo is prepared much like other conserves, jams, and jellies. The guavas are first washed and peeled before being mashed into a pulp, which is strained to remove seeds. The pulp"
"Myrciaria floribunda Myrciaria floribunda, the guavaberry or rumberry, is a fruit tree which grows in the Caribbean. The guavaberry, which should not be confused with the guava, is a close relative of camu camu. Guavaberry trees or shrubs grow in a variety of shapes and sizes up to high. They have red-brown branches and small pink and white flowers. The fruit, which are roughly half the size of cherries, are yellow-orange or dark-red with tanginess of a guava containing a small amount of translucent flesh surrounding a stone. Taste of the fruit has recognizable fair sweetness. Guavaberry trees can be"
"role in rainforest regeneration. Rhodomyrtus psidioides Rhodomyrtus psidioides, the native guava, is a shrub or small rainforest tree up to high, member of the botanical family Myrtaceae, native to eastern Australia. Leaves are ovate to elliptic or oblong, long and wide, with a glossy upper surface and paler lower surface. Oil glands are numerous, and the leaves have a pineapple-like fragrance and stickiness when crushed. White or pink flowers occur in raceme-like inflorescences; followed by a berry, long, wide, yellow and fleshy. The berry of native guava is edible with a pleasant aromatic flavor. The tree is fast growing and"
"Güira The güira () is a metal scraper from the Dominican Republic used as a percussion instrument in cumbia and merengue, to a lesser extent, other genres such as bachata. It is made of a metal sheet (commonly steel, sometimes from a five-gallon oil can) and played with a stiff brush, thus being similar to the Cuban guayo (also a metal scraper) and the güiro (a gourd scraper). Güira, guayo and güiro all have a function akin to that of the maracas or the trap-kit's hi-hat, namely providing a complementary beat. Performers on the güira are referred to as ""güireros"""
"Parva (food) In the Paisa region of Colombia, parva refers to a wide variety of small baked goods and sweets that are used as quick snacks or morning meals, and are either sweet or savory. This type of food is usually accompanied with coffee, hot chocolate, or sweeter drinks like aguapanela. Examples of more savory parva foods include pan de queso, pandeyuca, buñuelos, and croissants. Savory examples of parva include red roll cake filled with guava (), mojicones, roscones, meringue, tambourine, and cucas. This name for this kind of food comes from the Yiddish """"parve"""" which denotes foods that are"
"Psidium galapageium Psidium galapageium, the Galápagos guava or guayabillo, is a small tree or shrub found in tropical areas, formerly endemic to the Galápagos Islands. ""Psidium galapageium"" is either a small tree or shrub that ranges up to in height and up to in diameter, with smooth, pinkish-grey bark. It has wide-spreading branches with dotted grey branchlets with reddish to white or yellowish ""trichomes"" or hairs. The branchlets tend to become more smooth at the edges and the bark more stringy, and the terminal branchlets and leaves are sometimes covered with a scurfy reddish bloom. Its leaves are opposite and"
"characteristics of a variety in commercial cultivation. Important guava varieties are: Also known as Sardar, its fruits are large, roundish ovate in shape, skin primrose yellow and pulp white, very sweet and tasty. The total soluble solids (TSS) and vitamin C contents are high. The trees are vigorous. The most famous variety of Allahabad, it has acquired large variations due to seed propagation. The fruits are large in size, round in shape, skin smooth and yellowish white. The flesh is white, firm, soft having pleasant flavour, high TSS and vitamin C content. The seeds are numerous, bold and hard. The"
"Guaco Guaco, huaco, or guao, also vejuco and bejuco are terms applied to various vine-like Central American, South American, and West Indian climbing plants, reputed to have curative powers. Several species in the genus ""Mikania"" are among those referred to as guaco. Even though it is not a vine ""guaco"" is also used to refer to ""Cleome serrulata"", the Rocky Mountain beeplant. Native Americans and Colombians believe that the guaco was named after a species of kite, in imitation of its cry, which they say it uses to attract the snakes which it feeds on. Tradition says that the plant's"
"dessert, ice cream or as a cream. Cupuí: This fruit is very appreciated and often used in drinks as juice and liqueurs. It is found a lot in Belenenses markets from February to May. Tapioca flour: It is consumed with açaí as porridge or dissolved in warm milk with sugar. Guava: It is consumed fresh or as ice cream or juice. The greens (tips of guava branches) are very used as tea to combat childhood diarrhea. Graviola: It is cultivated in backyards and on large plantations, consumed in its natural state or as ice creams, creams and cocktails leaves under"
"in the Galápagos Islands. The plant is used in many different shampoo products for its scent. It is also becoming a popular bonsai species and is currently quite popular in India and Eastern Asia. Owing to its hardy nature, guava is grown successfully in tropical and subtropical regions up to above mean sea-level. Best quality guavas are obtained where low night temperatures, , prevail during winter. It tolerates high temperatures and drought conditions in North India during summers but it is susceptible to severe frost as it can kill the young plants. An annual rainfall of about is sufficient during"
"Goiabada Goiabada (from ""goiaba"", ""guava"") is a popular dessert throughout the Portuguese-speaking countries of the world, dating back to the colonial days in Brazil, where guavas were used as a substitute for the quinces used to make ""mermelada"" (quince cheese). An abundance of sugar and slave labour were crucial for its confection, in large cauldrons cooking over a slow fire. It is a conserve made of red guavas and sugar. In rural areas of Brazil, it is still commonly made at home for family use or by home industry outlets (traditional recipes) or as processed food. It is a deep"
"Chipa Guasu The chipa guazu is a cake made with corn grains, and one of the 70 varieties of “chipa”, a food that is original of Paraguay but also widely eaten in parts of Northeast of Argentina. Its taste is considered delicious by many and is often served in “asados” (social meetings where diverse cuts of grilled cow meat, pork and sausages are eaten, the Paraguayan version of the American barbecue). Like every meal of Paraguayan gastronomy, and also Northeastern Argentina, it contains, for reasons that are historically refuted, a high value in calories. The “chipa guasu” owes its name"
"to bite. The drug is not used in modern medicine. In Brazil, guaco (""Mikania glomerata"") is commonly used as a medicinal tea as an expectorant and anti-inflammatory due to its compound cumarine. The plant is also sold in pharmacies. Guaco Guaco, huaco, or guao, also vejuco and bejuco are terms applied to various vine-like Central American, South American, and West Indian climbing plants, reputed to have curative powers. Several species in the genus ""Mikania"" are among those referred to as guaco. Even though it is not a vine ""guaco"" is also used to refer to ""Cleome serrulata"", the Rocky Mountain"
"as ""erva-mate"") in hot water and is served with a metal straw from a shared hollow calabash gourd. The straw is called a ""bombilla"" in Spanish, a ""bomba"" in Portuguese, and a ""bombija"" or, more generally, a ""masassa"" (straw) in Arabic. The straw is traditionally made of silver. Modern, commercially available straws are typically made of nickel silver (called ""alpaca""), stainless steel, or hollow-stemmed cane. The gourd is known as a ""mate"" or a ""guampa""; while in Brazil, it has the specific name of ""cuia"", or also ""cabaça"" (the name for Indigenous-influenced calabash gourds in other regions of Brazil, still"
"Govenia Govenia is a genus of plants belonging to the family Orchidaceae. The type species, ""Govenia superba"", was transferred from ""Maxillaria superba"" and a genus name was given to commemorate J.R. Gowen, secretary of the Horticultural Society of London and confidential secretary to the Earls of Carnarvon. The species in this genus are terrestrial or sometimes epiphytic and native to Mexico, Central and South America, the West Indies and Florida. This genus has cormous, egg-shaped pseudobulbs and thin, plicate leaves that are always paired. According to the Royal Horticultural Society, ""Gov."" is the official abbreviation for this genus. The following"