New records in vascular plants alien to Tenerife (Spain, Canary Islands) Author Verloove, Filip https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4144-2422 Meise Botanic Garden, Meise, Belgium filip.verloove@plantentuinmeise.be text Biodiversity Data Journal 2021 2021-04-26 9 62878 62878 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.9.e62878 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.9.e62878 1314-2828-9-e62878 D24EB63F1B0E5922BA6788EC76A26D81 Psidium guajava L., 1753 Psidium guajava Sp. Pl. 1: 470. 1753. Distribution TENERIFE: Santa Cruz de Tenerife, barranco Santos at Calle de Diego Crosa, dry riverbed, scattered individuals, 13.11.2016, F. Verloove 12684 (BR). https://observation.org/observation/205286613/ Notes Psidium guajava , a native of Central and South America, is widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions around the world for its edible fruits (guava). It easily escapes wherever introduced. In the Canary Islands, it was first reported from various localities in La Palma ( Santos Guerra and Reyes-Betancort 2014 ), shortly afterwards also from Gran Canaria ( Verloove 2017 ). It is mostly found in dried-out riverbeds where it germinates from wastewater. In such circumstances, it was also recently found for the first time in Tenerife.