Lakpura Red Chinese Guava Plant

The Lakpura Red Chinese Guava Fruit Plant (Psidium cattleyanum var. cattleyanum), also known as Red Cattley Guava or Strawberry Guava, is a compact, evergreen tree from the Myrtaceae family, native to Brazil but now widely cultivated in tropical regions. Typically growing between 2 to 6 meters tall, it features smooth grey to reddish bark and glossy, elliptical leaves. The plant begins fruiting between 3 to 6 years of age, producing small, ovular fruits about 4 cm long with thin, dark red to purple skin and a sweet, tangy flavor reminiscent of strawberries. Its fragrant white flowers appear singly or in small clusters and mature into antioxidant-rich fruits high in vitamin C. While the fruit is popular for home consumption, it’s rarely commercially marketed due to its short shelf life and susceptibility to fruit flies.