Para guava is an evergreen shrub or a tree with a small, sparse crown, that can grow 3 - 12 metres tall. The crooked bole can be 15 - 25cm in diameter.The edible fruits are a popular food, being gathered from the wild and consumed locally. The tree has a long history of cultivation by the native people of the Amazon and is still occasionally cultivated for its fruit at low to medium elevations in various parts of S. America; it is also sometimes grown as an ornamental