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Acca (plant)

Acca (plant)

Acca (formerly Feijoa) is a genus of shrubs and small trees in the family Myrtaceae, 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

Acca
Acca sellowiana Fruit MHNT Fronton.jpg
Fruit of Acca sellowiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
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]
Citation Linkapps.kew.org"World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". kew.org.
Sep 25, 2019, 3:13 AM
[2]
Citation Linkwww.biodiversitylibrary.orgBerg, Otto Karl. 1856. Linnaea 27(2–3): 138-140. in Latin
Sep 25, 2019, 3:13 AM
[3]
Citation Linkwww.tropicos.orgTropicos, Acca O. Berg
Sep 25, 2019, 3:13 AM
[4]
Citation Linkopenlibrary.orgGovaerts, 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.
Sep 25, 2019, 3:13 AM
[5]
Citation Linkapps.kew.org"World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew"
Sep 25, 2019, 3:13 AM
[6]
Citation Linkwww.biodiversitylibrary.orgBerg, Otto Karl. 1856. Linnaea 27(2–3): 138-140.
Sep 25, 2019, 3:13 AM
[7]
Citation Linkwww.tropicos.orgTropicos, Acca O. Berg
Sep 25, 2019, 3:13 AM
[8]
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