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Acca (plant)

Acca
Acca sellowiana Fruit MHNT Fronton.jpg
Fruit of Acca sellowiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Acca
O.Berg
Synonyms
  • Feijoa O.Berg
  • Orthostemon O.Berg

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

It is native to South America.

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


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