Feijoa sellowiana

Feijoa sellowiana
Oblong green fruits
Fruit
Flowers with many red stamens tipped with yellow anthers, petals white with pink streaks
Flower
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Subfamily: Myrtoideae
Tribe: Myrteae
Genus: Feijoa
O.Berg
Species:
F. sellowiana
Binomial name
Feijoa sellowiana
(O.Berg) O.Berg
Synonyms[2]

Acca sellowiana (O.Berg) Burret
Orthostemon sellowianus O.Berg

Feijoa sellowiana[2][3] also known as Acca sellowiana (O.Berg) Burret,[4] is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. It is native to the highlands of southern Brazil, eastern Paraguay, Uruguay, and northern Argentina.[5] Feijoa are also common in gardens of New Zealand.[6] It is widely cultivated as an ornamental tree and for its fruit. Common names include feijoa (/fˈʒ.ə/,[7] /-ˈh.ə/,[8] or /ˈf.ə/[9]), pineapple guava and guavasteen, although it is not a true guava.[10] It is an evergreen shrub or small tree, 1–7 metres (3.3–23.0 ft) in height.[11]

  1. ^ IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group, Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; Canteiro, C. (2019). "Acca sellowiana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T152946605A152946607. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T152946605A152946607.en. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b Govaerts R. (2020). "Feijoa; in Plants of the World Online". Kew.
  3. ^ Lucas, Eve J.; Holst, Bruce; Sobral, Marcos; Mazine, Fiorella F.; Nic Lughadha, Eimear M.; Barnes Proença, Carolyn E.; Ribeiro da Costa, Itayguara; Vasconcelos, Thais N. C. (September 2019). "A New Subtribal Classification of Tribe Myrteae (Myrtaceae)". Systematic Botany. 44 (3). American Society of Plant Taxonomists: 560–569. doi:10.1600/036364419X15620113920608. ISSN 0363-6445. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Acca sellowiana". keys.landcareresearch.co.nz. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
  5. ^ "Acca sellowiana". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference nzpeoplesfruit was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Brazilian Portuguese preferred pronunciation — http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/feijoa feijoa. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000
  8. ^ Spanish preferred pronunciation — Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607
  9. ^ "'Citrusy aroma': how feijoas baffled a New Zealand immigrant – and polarise a nation". The Guardian. 2021-04-02. Retrieved 2021-04-04. pronounced "fey-oa" in its native South America and "fee-jo-ah" in New Zealand
  10. ^ Morton JF (1987). "Feijoa; In: Fruits of Warm Climates". Center for New Crops & Plant Products, Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. pp. 367–70.
  11. ^ "Feijoa | plant species | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-02-15.

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