Guyayas (Alisa Oliviformis)

🫒 Guyabas Plant (Atalantia citroides) 🫒
A rare citrus curiosity! ✨ This thorny shrub produces unique, olive-shaped fruits with a complex, sour flavor. Perfect for preserves, seasoning, or a security hedge! 🌿

Unearth a Citrus Relic: The Guyabas Plant! 🫒🌿

Ivy Paradise invites you to discover a hidden gem from the citrus family: the Guyabas Plant (Atalantia citroides, formerly known as A. oliviformis). Often called “Indian Atalantia” or “Wild Lime,” this rare and robust shrub is a botanical treasure for serious collectors. It offers a captivating combination of ornamental beauty, practical utility, and a unique, olive-shaped fruit that provides a burst of intense, traditional citrus flavor. For the gardener seeking something truly off the beaten path, Guyabas is a fascinating and rewarding challenge.

✨ What is the Guyabas Fruit?
The Guyabas plant produces small, oval fruits that bear a striking resemblance to green olives. 🫒 Don’t let their size fool you; these tiny powerhouses are packed with a intensely sour, aromatic, and complex flavor, much like a potent, wild lime. While too sour to eat fresh for most, they are a traditional ingredient in South Asian cuisines, used to add a sharp, acidic punch to chutneys, pickles, and curries. They are a true ingredient for the culinary adventurer.

Why Choose Our Guyabas Plant?
✅ Rare & Unusual: A genuine collector’s item, rarely available in the horticultural trade.
✅ Ornamental & Functional: This dense, thorny shrub makes a beautiful and impenetrable security hedge or barrier.
✅ Culinary Curiosity: Grow your own source of this unique, traditional souring agent.
✅ Drought Tolerant: Once established, it is remarkably resilient and requires minimal watering.

Key Features & Growing Guide:

• Mature Plant: A dense, woody, and very thorny evergreen shrub or small tree.

• Foliage & Flowers: Features small, glossy, dark green leaves and produces fragrant, white flowers typical of the citrus family. 🌼

• The Fruit: Bears small, green, olive-like fruits that hang in clusters.

• Hardiness: A tough plant suited for warm climates (USDA Zones 9-11). It thrives in full sun and well-draining soil. Its drought and heat tolerance make it a superb low-maintenance choice for xeriscaping. ☀️

Cultivate a Piece of Living History!
The Guyabas plant is for the ethnobotanist, the rare fruit enthusiast, and the gardener who values resilience and uniqueness. It’s a living connection to the wild ancestors of our cultivated citrus and a stunning, functional addition to the landscape.

🌱 Embrace the unique. Click ‘Add to Cart’ to reserve this rare citrus relic for your collection from Ivy Paradise!

Names in Different Languages  

Guyabas, Atalantia citroides, Atalantia oliviformis, Indian Atalantia, Wild Lime, Kattu Narakam, 野生柠檬, Гуябас, Thanh Kim, Madavithi