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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, northern Argentina, and Colombia.〔 It is widely cultivated as a garden plant and fruiting tree. Common names include feijoa (, ,〔Brazilian Portuguese preferred pronunciation — http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/feijoa feijoa. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000〕 or ),〔Spanish preferred pronunciation — ''Sunset Western Garden Book,'' 1995:606–607〕 pineapple guava and guavasteen, although it is not a true guava. It is an evergreen, perennial shrub or small tree, in height, widely cultivated as an ornamental tree and for its fruit.
== Fruit ==
The fruit, maturing in autumn, is green, ellipsoid, and about the size of a chicken egg. It has a sweet, aromatic flavor, which tastes like pineapple, apple and mint. The flesh is juicy and is divided into a clear, gelatinous seed pulp and a firmer, slightly granular, opaque flesh nearer the skin. The fruit falls to the ground when ripe and at its fullest flavor, but it may be picked from the tree prior to falling to prevent bruising.
The fruit pulp resembles the closely related guava, having a gritty texture. The feijoa pulp is used in some natural cosmetic products as an exfoliant. Feijoa fruit has a distinctive, potent smell that resembles that of a fine perfume. The aroma is due to the ester methyl benzoate and related compounds that exist in the fruit.
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