Acca sellowiana

Common name: Feijoa, guavasteen, pineapple guava

Family: Myrtaceae

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Country of Origin: Brazil (S. Minas Gerais) to Argentina (Misiones)

Description: This evergreen shrub or small tree from South America is a useful landscape ornamental with its showy flowers and grey-green leaves. It is hardy and withstands 14°F. The fruit has green skin covered with white powder, is oblong to 3" and has sweet/acid white pulp. It should be harvested immediately after it falls. (Holding out your hand is the "tongue-in-cheek" recommended method.) It is eaten fresh, makes a good jelly or the pureed pulp dries to a flavorful leather.

Syn. Acca sellowiana

Uses:

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USDA Zone: 8-9

Source: Unknown

Provenance:

10 September 2014 - name corrected from Feijoa sellowiana to Acca sellowiana.

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Classification:

• Division: Magnoliophyta
• Class: Magnoliopsida
• SubClass: rosids
• Order: Myrtales
• SubOrder:
• Family: Myrtaceae
• SubFamily: Myrtoideae
• Tribe: Myrteae
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References:

1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 10 September 2014.
2. WCSP (2014). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 10 September 2014.

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