Acca (plant)

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Acca
File:Acca sellowiana Fruit MHNT Fronton.jpg
Fruit of Acca sellowiana
Scientific classification
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Acca

Synonyms[1]
  • Feijoa O.Berg
  • Orthostemon O.Berg

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Acca (formerly Feijoa) is a genus of shrubs and small trees in the Myrtaceae family, first described as a genus in 1856.[2][3]

It is native to South America.[1][4]

Acca sellowiana is cultivated for its edible fruits, known as feijoas or pineapple guavas.

accepted species[1]
  1. Acca lanuginosa (Ruiz & Pav. ex G.Don) McVaugh - central + southern Peru
  2. Acca macrostema (Ruiz & Pav. ex G.Don) McVaugh - Bolivia, central + southern Peru
  3. Acca sellowiana (O.Berg) Burret - southeastern + southern Brazil, Uruguay, Misiones Province in Argentina

References

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External links

  • Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
  • Data related to Acca at Wikispecies

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  2. Berg, Otto Karl. 1856. Linnaea 27(2–3): 138-140. in Latin
  3. Tropicos, Acca O. Berg
  4. Govaerts, 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.