Psidium pyriferum Linnaeus, Species Plantarum, ed. 2, 1: 672. 1762, nom. illeg.

"Habitat in Indiis." RCN: 3594.

Replaced synonym: Psidium guajava L. (1753) .

Lectotype (McVaugh in Howard, Fl. Lesser Antilles 5: 523. 1989): Herb. Clifford: 184, Psidium 1 (BM-000628598) .

Current name: Psidium guajava L. ( Myrtaceae).