Actinidia chrysantha
C. F. Liang
Smooth skin kiwifruit
ActinidiaceaeFruit
What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit are eaten fresh.
Where to Find It
It is cold hardy but has a low chill requirement. It grows in open sunny places in forests between 900-1,300 m above sea level in S China.
Asia, Australia, China,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Australia, 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 leaves are dull underneath and oval and 7-14 cm long by 5-7 cm wide. There are 1-3 flowers in a group and they are yellow. The fruit are a reddish brown. They are oval and 3-4 cm long by 3 cm wide. The seeds are about 2 mm long.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Actinidia chrysantha is a species of plant in the Actinidiaceae family. It is endemic to China.
Notes
There are 40-60 Actinidia species. The Actinidiaceae are a mainly tropical family.
Names & Synonyms
C. F. Liang
References (2)
- Fl. reipubl. popularis sin. 49(2):318. 1984
- Recher, P, 2001, Fruit Spirit Botanical Gardens Plant Index p 1
