Acca sellowiana

Feijoa sellowiana also known as Acca sellowiana (O.Berg) Burret, is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. It is native to the highlands of southern Brazil, eastern Paraguay, northeast Uruguay, and northern Argentina.: 114  It is known as quirina (lusitized from kanê kriyne by the indigenous Kaingang of southern Brazil): 111  or more commercially as feijoa. They are also common in gardens of New Zealand. It is widely cultivated as an ornamental tree and for its fruit. It is an evergreen shrub or small tree, 1–7 metres (3.3–23.0 ft) in height. The oblong leaves are about two inches (five cm) long, dark green on the upper side and white underneath. The flowers have five whitish petals which are puffy, possibly filled with some gas. There are about 25 dark red stamens projecting from the center.