Acca sellowiana

The South American collection at the north border includes Acca sellowiana.

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

There are three species, Acca lanuginosa, Acca macrostema and Acca sellowiana.

Acca sellowiana, a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, is native to the highlands of southern Brazil, eastern Paraguay, Uruguay, and northern Argentina,and Colombia.

The Feijoa (Feijoa sellowiana, synonym Acca sellowiana), also known as Pineapple Guava or Guavasteen, is an evergreen shrub or small tree, 1-7 m in height.