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Acca sellowiana - Feijoa

Acca sellowiana – Feijoa

Acca sellowiana – a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae – is native to the highlands of southern Brazil, eastern Paraguay, Uruguay, northern Argentina, and Colombia. It is widely cultivated as an ornamental tree and for its fruit. Common names include feijoa, pineapple guava and guavasteen, although it is not a true guava. It is an evergreen, perennial shrub or small tree, 1–7 metres (3.3–23.0 ft) in height.