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Feijoa sellowiana

Authority Berg. Family Synonyms Feijoa sellowiana var. rugosa Mattos Common names Brazilian guava, feijoa, fig guava, goiaba abacaxí, goiaba serrana, goiaba verde, guavasteen, guayabo chico, guayabo del pais, guayabo grande, mountain guava, New Zealand banana, pineapple guava Editor Ecocrop code 1068

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION A branched, evergreen bush or small tree reaching 3-5 m in height. The trunk is cylindrical and the leaves 2-5 cm long and 1-3 cm wide. The fruit is oblong or spheroid, 5-8 cm long, 3-7 cm in diameter and green to yellow in colour. USES The fruit is similar to pineapple in flavour. It is consumed fresh when fully ripe, as paste, jam, jellies, crystallized fruit or preserved in syrup and liqueur. It can also in soft drinks and ice cream. The tree can be planted as an ornamental. KILLING T May survive -10°C when dormant, but in the autumn it is damaged by -1°C and killed by -5°C. GROWING PERIOD Perennial. Requires 4-5 years from planting to first harvest. COMMON NAMES Feijoa, Pinapple guava, Quayabo del pais, Guayabo grande, Guayabo chico, Goiaba serrana, Gioaba verde, Goiaba abacaxi. FURTHER INF Scientific synonym: F. sellowiana var. rogusa, Acca sellowiana. Feijoa is native of southern Brazil, northeasten Argentina, Uraguay and easten Paraguay. In Brazil it cccurs in areas above 500 m in elevation.
Sources
SOURCES (F. sellowiana O. Berg) Hackett C 1982 pp 128 [FER, PHO, DEP, PH, TEXT, TEMP] Roecklein J 1987 pp 214 [USE, TEXT, FER] Duke J 1975 pp 16 [PH, RAIN, TEMP] Samson J 1986 pp 274 Popenoe W 1974 pp 292 Rice R 1990 pp 123 [USE] Bermejo J 1994 pp 233-236 [USE, TEMP]