Actinidia macrosperma
C. F. Liang
Catnip kiwifruit
ActinidiaceaeFruit
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit
The fruit are edible.
Where to Find It
It is a subtropical plant. It grows on mountain slopes in southern China.
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 round and 3-4 cm across. They are orange.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Actinidia macrosperma is a species of plant in the Actinidiaceae family. It is found across southeastern China, as far north as Hubei.
Notes
There are 40-60 Actinidia species. The Actinidiaceae are a mainly tropical family.
References (1)
- Fl. reipubl. popularis sin. 49(2):311. 1984
