Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated plants
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5553.010 Feijoa
White, F. (1978) Myrtaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4
Description of the genus
Ornamental shrub or small tree with small elliptic leaves, whitish-tomentose beneath, and large solitary flowers with conspicuous red filaments. Derivation of name: after João da Silva Feijó (1760-1824), a Portuguese naturalist. Worldwide: One species, in Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay. Zimbabwe: 1 cultivated taxon. |
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Links to cultivated taxa View: living plant images - herbarium specimen images - all images for this genus
| Species | Content |
| sellowiana (O. Berg) O. Berg | Description, Image |
Other sources of information about Feijoa:
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): FeijoaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Feijoa
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Feijoa
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Feijoa
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Feijoa
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Feijoa
JSTOR Plant Science: Feijoa
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Feijoa
Plants of the World Online: Feijoa
Tropicos: Feijoa
Wikipedia: Feijoa
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