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Actinidia callosa

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Actinidia callosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Actinidiaceae
Genus: Actinidia
Species:
A. callosa
Binomial name
Actinidia callosa
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Actinidia arisanensis Hayata
    • Actinidia callosa var. ephippioidea C.F.Liang
    • Actinidia callosa var. formosana Finet & Gagnep.
    • Actinidia callosa var. pubiramula C.Y.Wu
    • Actinidia curvidens Dunn
    • Actinidia fanjingshanensis S.D.Shi & Q.B.Wang
    • Actinidia formosana (Finet & Gagnep.) Hayata
    • Actinidia pubescens (Dunn) Ridl.
    • Actinidia rankanensis Hayata
    • Actinidia remoganensis Hayata

Actinidia callosa, the Himalayan kiwi vine, is a species of flowering plant in the Chinese gooseberry family Actinidiaceae.[2]

A deciduous climber reaching 30 m (98 ft), it is found in a wide variety of habitats at elevations from 400 to 2,600 m (1,300 to 8,500 ft).[3] Cultivated for its fruit, there is considerable doubt that it is a good species given vagrancies in the distributions of its varieties and its variable chromosome numbers.[3]

Distribution

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Actinidia callosa is the species of Actinidia which has the largest natural distribution across the world,[4]: 28  and is found in the Himalayas, central and southern China, Taiwan, Myanmar, Vietnam, and parts of South East Asia, including Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra.[1]

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Subtaxa

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The following varieties are accepted:[1]

  • Actinidia callosa var. acuminata C.F.LiangRucheng County, China
  • Actinidia callosa var. callosa – Himalayas, Nepal, Assam, Myanmar, south-central China, Taiwan, Vietnam
  • Actinidia callosa var. discolor C.F.Liang – southern China, Taiwan, Vietnam
  • Actinidia callosa var. henryi Maxim. – Tibet, central & southern China
  • Actinidia callosa var. pubescens Dunn – Assam, Yunnan, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra
  • Actinidia callosa var. strigillosa C.F.LiangGuizhou, China

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Actinidia callosa Lindl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Himalayan Kiwi Vine". flowersofindia.net. Flowers of India. 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  3. ^ a b "硬齿猕猴桃 ying chi mi hou tao". Flora of China. efloras.org. 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
  4. ^ Ferguson, A. R. (1990). "The Genus Actinidia". In Warrington, I. J.; Weston, G. C. (eds.). Kiwifruit Science and Management. Auckland: New Zealand Society for Horticultural Science. pp. 1–35. ISBN 0-908596-28-6.