Psidium friedrichsthalianum (O.Berg) Nied.
Costa Rican Guava
About
Psidium friedrichsthalianum, the Costa Rican guava or cas, is a species of guava origin in Costa Rica but also grown in Guatemala, Nicaragua and other Central American countries. It can be found in Costa Rica as "fresco de cas”. This fruit is commonly used to prepare a sour and refreshing drink. It is used as the base for fresco de Cas, in which Costa Ricans mix it with sugar and water and sometimes add cream for a slightly acidic fruit drink. The cas fruit was described by Otto Karl Berg in 1893.
Psidium friedrichsthalianum, the Costa Rican guava or cas, is a species of guava origin in Costa Rica but also grown in Guatemala, Nicaragua and other Central American countries. It can be found in Costa Rica as "fresco de cas”. This fruit is commonly used to prepare a sour and refreshing drink. It is used as the base for fresco de Cas, in which Costa Ricans mix it with sugar and water and sometimes add cream for a slightly acidic fruit drink. The cas fruit was described by Otto Karl Berg in 1893. (English fallback)
Common Names
- Costa Rican Guava
- Wild Guava
Native Distribution
Detailed Regions
Northern America Mexico Mexico Southeast | Northern America | Mexico | Mexico Southeast | Mexico Southwest | Southern America Brazil Brazil North | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil North | Central America Belize | Central America | Belize | Costa Rica | El Salvador | Guatemala | Honduras | Nicaragua | Panamá | Northern South America Venezuela | Northern South America | Venezuela | Western South America Bolivia | Western South America | Bolivia | Colombia | Ecuador | Peru
Data confidence: medium
Synonyms
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- Calyptropsidium friedrichsthalianum O.Berg
- Psidium friedrichsthalianum (O.Berg) Nied.
- Psidium grandiflorum Ruiz & Pav.