Acca (plant)
| Acca | |
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| Acca sellowiana fruit | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Myrtaceae |
| Tribe: | Myrteae |
| Genus: | Acca O.Berg |
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Acca is a genus of shrubs and small trees in the family Myrtaceae that is native to Bolivia and Peru.[1]
Acca was first described as a genus in 1856.[2][3] The genus comprises three species.[1][4]
- Acca lanuginosa (Ruiz & Pav. ex G.Don) McVaugh - central + southern Peru
- Acca macrostema (Ruiz & Pav. ex G.Don) McVaugh - Bolivia, central + southern Peru
- Acca sellowiana (O.Berg) Burret – southern Brazil, eastern Paraguay, Uruguay, northern Argentina, Colombia
References[]
- ^ a b c "Plants of the World Online: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". kew.org.
- ^ Berg, Otto Karl. 1856. Linnaea 27(2–3): 138-140. in Latin
- ^ Tropicos, Acca O. Berg
- ^ "Feijoa acca sellowiana – Pineapple Guava". gardenofaedyn.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-24.
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