Chamguava is a genus of the botanical family Myrtaceae, first described as a genus in 1991.Landrum, Leslie Roger.(1991). Chamguava: a new genus of Myrtaceae (Myrtinae) from Mesoamerica. Systematic Botany 16(1):21-29.Tropicos, Chamguava L.R. Landrum It is native to southern Mexico and Central America.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesDavidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera. 2009. Cucurbitaceae a Polemoniaceae. 4(1): i–xvi, 1–855. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera (eds.) Flora Mesoamericana. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, MéxicoGovaerts, R., Sobral, N., Ashton, P., Barrie, F., Holst, B.K., Landrum, L.L., Matsumoto, K., Fernanda Mazine, F., Nic Lughadha, E., Proença, C. & al. (2008). World Checklist of Myrtaceae: 1-455. Kew Publishing, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Species Chamguava gentlei (Lundell) Landrum - Chiapas, Belize, Guatemala, Honduras Chamguava musarum (Standl. & Steyerm.) Landrum - Guatemala Chamguava schippii (Standl.) Landrum - Guerrero, Chiapas, Belize, Guatemala, Panama
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