Guava

Guava is a tropical fruit, which is in very much like the shape of a pear, and has a yellow-green skin and white, yellow, or red/pink flesh. The guava tree belongs to the myrtle family myrtaceae. The tree is native to mexico, as well as central america, northern south america and parts of the carribbean. They are now cultivated throughout the tropics. The fruit is known by many names in various countries. They are called pera in sri lanka, amrood in hindi and urdu. In bengali it is known as peyara. They are also referred to as the bayabas locals of guayaba. Some people prefer eating guavas to oranges, as the former have more concentration of vitamin c and are also a lot cheaper than the latter.