Feijoa | |
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Pineapple guava or feijoa fruit | |
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Genus: | Acca
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Acca sellowiana |
The feijoa is the fruit of Acca sellowiana, an evergreen shrub or small tree, 1–7 m in height. It comes from the highlands of southern Brazil, parts of Colombia, Uruguay, Paraguay and northern Argentina. They are also grown throughout Azerbaijan , Iran (Ramsar), Georgia, Russia (Sochi), New Zealand and Tasmania Australia .
The fruit is also called the 'pineapple guava' or 'guavasteen'.