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| Psidium friedrichsthalianum | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Genus: | Psidium |
| Species: | P. friedrichsthalianum |
| Binomial name | |
| Psidium friedrichsthalianum | |
Psidium friedrichsthalianum, theCosta Rican guava orcas, is a species ofguava origin inCosta Rica but also grown inGuatemala,Nicaragua and otherCentral American countries. It can be found in Costa Rica as "fresco de cas”. This fruit is commonly used to prepare a sour and refreshing drink.
It is used as the base forfresco de Cas, in which Costa Ricans mix it with sugar and water and sometimes add cream for a slightly acidic fruit drink.[1]
The cas fruit was described byOtto Karl Berg in 1893.
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