A few species of evergreen shrubs. Leaves opposite. Flowers solitary in leaf axils, 4 petals, many stamens. Fruit an oblong berry, remnants of the calyx on the tip.
Acca: The derivation of Acca is cited as from an ancient Hebrew word meaning "hot sand", perhaps from Akkad (Sumerian Agde, Biblical Acca) the name of the city founded by Sargon I in northern Babylonia, though how this relates to this plant seems a mystery (San Marcos Growers, Santa Barbara, Calif.).
Pronunciation:
AK-uh
Family:
Myrtaceae
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