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Acca sellowiana (O.Berg) Burret, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 50: 59 1941. (Syn: Acca sellowiana var. rugosa (Mattos) Mattos; Feijoa obovata (O.Berg) O.Berg; Feijoa schenckiana Kiaersk.; Feijoa schenkiana Kiareskou; Feijoa sellowiana (O.Berg) O.Berg; Feijoa sellowiana var. rugosa Mattos; Orthostemon obovatus O.Berg; Orthostemon sellowianus O.Berg);
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SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Sao Paulo), S-Brazil (Parana, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina), Uruguay (Canelones, Cerro Largo, Paysandu, Rivera, Tacuarembo,
Treinta y Tres), trop. Africa (introduced), Yunnan (introduced), Niue (introduced), Costa Rica (introduced), Mexico (introduced), Juan Fdz. Isl. (introduced), Colombia (introduced), Cuba (c) as per Catalogue of Life; .
Sims Park :: Myrtaceae for identification :: 281113MK003 : Attachments (7). 4 posts by 3 authors.
Please help me in identifying this tree species found planted in a Botanic Garden.
Leaf: not more that 10 cm long
Flower: 3 cm across
Date: 07 April 2013
Place: Sims Park, Conoor, Nilgiris, TN
Alt.: c. 2000 m asl This is Acca sellowiana Feijoa sellowiana probably a synonym of above mentioned name. Thanks a lot …
Plant for ID 27/09/2011 SMP2: Feijoa sellowiana Yes, a drought tolerant attractor of birds, butterflies and bees… ripe fruits are yummy.. to boot.. Pineapple guava Native of South America. Grown for its edible fruit which has guava like flavour. . Crassulaceae, Combretaceae and Myrtaceae Fortnight : Myrtaceae : Acca sellowiana : California : 29DEC14 : AK-95: 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (3)
Posted earlier, id suggested by …. From Fremont, California.
Bush For ID : California : 18OCT14 : AK-8
   Bush For ID : California : 18OCT14 : AK-8 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (3). Bush seen as a hedge in Fremont on 28th Sept,14. Small leaves and flowers had probably fallen off. It looks like Acca sellowiana of Myrtaceae. Absolutely amazing!
I could never guess this one.
Thanks a lot for the id. .
Acca sellowiana : 5 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (4)
Acca sellowiana Beautiful pictures … I had seen in Fremont, California. .
Feijoa sellowiana ‘Coolidge’ from California-GS02092023-3: 5 high res. images.
Feijoa sellowiana ‘Coolidge’, a self fertile cultivar of Pineapple tree, photographed from Fremont, California. . References:
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