Acca (plant)
Genus of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Acca is a genus of shrubs and small trees in the family Myrtaceae that is native to Bolivia and Peru.[1] The scientific name of the genus is from a native Peruvian name for A. macrostema.[2]
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Myrtaceae |
Tribe: | Myrteae |
Genus: | Acca O.Berg |
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Acca was first described as a genus in 1856.[3][4] The genus comprises two species.[1]
- Acca lanuginosa (Ruiz & Pav. ex G.Don) McVaugh - central + southern Peru
- Acca macrostema (Ruiz & Pav. ex G.Don) McVaugh - Bolivia, central + southern Peru