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]

Acca was first described as a genus in 1856.[3][4] The genus comprises two species.[1]

  1. Acca lanuginosa (Ruiz & Pav. ex G.Don) McVaugh - central + southern Peru
  2. Acca macrostema (Ruiz & Pav. ex G.Don) McVaugh - Bolivia, central + southern Peru

References

  1. ^ a b c "Plants of the World Online: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". kew.org.
  2. ^ Coombes, Allen J. (2012). The A to Z of plant names : a quick reference guide to 4000 garden plants (1st ed.). Portland, Or.: Timber Press. p. 6. ISBN 978-1-60469-196-2. OCLC 741564356.
  3. ^ Berg, Otto Karl. 1856. Linnaea 27(2–3): 138-140. in Latin
  4. ^ Tropicos, Acca O. Berg
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  • Data related to Acca at Wikispecies


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