Acca (plant)
| Acca | |
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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 is a genus of shrubs and small trees in the family Myrtaceae that is native to Bolivia and Peru. The scientific name of the genus is from a native Peruvian name for A. macrostema.
Acca was first described as a genus in 1856. The genus comprises two species.
- Acca lanuginosa (Ruiz & Pav. ex G.Don) McVaugh - central + southern Peru
- Acca macrostema (Ruiz & Pav. ex G.Don) McVaugh - Bolivia, central + southern Peru