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Acca sellowiana is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, that is native to the highlands of southern Brazil, Colombia, Uruguay, and northern Argentina. Common names include Feijoa (pronounced /fe?'?o?.?/, /fe?'d?o?.?/, or /fe?'ho?.?/) Pineapple Guava and Guavasteen. It is an evergreen shrub or small tree, 1–7 metres (3.3–23 ft) in height. It is widely cultivated as a garden plant and fruiting tree and is a perennial. The German botanist Otto Karl Berg named Feijoa after João da Silva Feijó, a Portuguese botanist born in the colony of Brazil.
Uses
The fruit usually is eaten by cutting it in half, then scooping out the pulp with a spoon.[4] The fruit has a juicy sweet seed pulp and slightly gritty flesh nearer the skin. The flavour is aromatic and sweet. If the utensils needed to eat it this way are not available, the Feijoa may be torn or bitten in half, and the contents squeezed out and consumed. An alternative method is to bite the end off and then tear the fruit in half length ways, exposing a larger surface with less curvature and using one's teeth to scrape the pulp out closer to the skin. This method results in less waste of the fruit.

A Feijoa may be used as an interesting addition to a fruit smoothie, and may be used to make Feijoa wine or cider and feijoa infused vodka. It also is possible to buy Feijoa yogurt, fruit drinks, jam, ice-cream, and such in New Zealand. The Feijoa also may be cooked and used in dishes where one would use stewed fruit. It is a popular ingredient in chutney.

Fruit maturity is not always apparent visually as the fruits remain the same shade of green until they are over-mature or rotting. One usually may sense ripeness, however, by giving the fruit a soft squeeze; a ripe Feijoa will give somewhat like a just-ripe banana. Generally, the fruit is at its optimum ripeness the day it drops from the tree. While still hanging it may well prove bitter, however, once fallen, fruit very quickly becomes over-ripe, so a daily collection of fallen fruit is advisable during the season.

When the fruits are immature the seed pulp is white and opaque. It becomes clear and gelatinous when ripe. Fruits are at their optimum maturity when the seed pulp has turned into a clear jelly with no hint of browning. Once the seed pulp and surrounding flesh start to brown, the fruit is over-mature, but still may be eaten. Over-mature but not rotten fruits may be used to make a delicious juice very popular in places such as the Colombian Highlands.[citation needed]

The pink to white flower petals have a delightful flavor, being crisp, moist, and fleshy. They regularly are consumed by birds.

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Scientific Classification: Kingdom: Plantae, Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids,Order: Myrtales Family: Myrtaceae, Subfamily:/, Tribe:/ Genus: Acca Botanical Name: Acca sellowiana(O.Berg) Burret How to Plant: Fertilizer Requirements (N-P-K): / Landscape Uses: Nutrition: / Culinary Uses: Uses/It's good for: Cooking: Get Recipes at Mealit.com Heirloom Varieties/Species:A. sellowiana

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