Actinidia umbelloides
C. F. Liang
Azhuma
ActinidiaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit are eaten raw and commonly sold in local markets.
Where to Find It
It grows between 1200-2000 m altitude in southern Yunnan. It grows in subtropical broadleaved evergreen forest.
Asia, China,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
A climbing shrub. It loses its leaves during the year. The fruit are oval and up to 2.2 cm long.
Other Information
Fruit are often eaten and sold in local markets.
Notes
There are 40-60 Actinidia species. The Actinidiaceae are a mainly tropical family.
References (3)
- Fl. reipubl. popularis sin. 49(2):221, 313. 1984
- Ghorbani, A., et al, 2012, A comparison of the wild food plant use knowledge of ethnic minorities in Naban River Watershed Nature Reserve, Yunnan, SW China. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine; 8:17
- Jin, Chen et al, 1999, Ethnobotanical studies on Wild Edible Fruits in Southern Yunnan: Folk Names: Nutritional Value and Uses. Economic Botany 53(1) pp 2-14
