Acca (plant)

Acca (formerly Feijoa) is a genus of shrubs and small trees in the family Myrtaceae that is native to South America.[1][2] Acca was first described as a genus in 1856.[3][4] The genus comprises exactly three species. Acca sellowiana (one of the three species in the genus) 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

Acca
Fruit of Acca sellowiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Tribe: Myrteae
Genus: Acca
O.Berg
Synonyms[1]
  • Feijoa O.Berg
  • Orthostemon O.Berg

References
  1. "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". kew.org.
  2. 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.
  3. Berg, Otto Karl. 1856. Linnaea 27(2–3): 138-140. in Latin
  4. Tropicos, Acca O. Berg
  • Media related to Acca at Wikimedia Commons
  • Data related to Acca at Wikispecies


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