The Tortoise Club

Plant Name:

Pineapple Guava

Latin Name:

Feijoa sellowiana

Plant Type:

Plant

Edible Part:

Fruit

About

Feijoa sellowiana also known as Acca sellowiana Burret, is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. It is native to the highlands of southern Brazil, eastern Paraguay, Uruguay, northern Argentina, and Colombia. Feijoa are also common in gardens of New Zealand. Do not feed the fruit to non-fruit-eating species.