Acca (plant)

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.


 * 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