Actinidia callosa

Actinidia callosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Actinidiaceae
Genus:	Actinidia
Species:	A. callosa
Binomial name
Actinidia callosa Lindl.
Synonyms [1]
List Actinidia arisanensisHayata Actinidia callosa var. ephippioideaC.F.Liang Actinidia callosa var. formosanaFinet & Gagnep. Actinidia callosa var. pubiramulaC.Y.Wu Actinidia curvidensDunn Actinidia fanjingshanensisS.D.Shi & Q.B.Wang Actinidia formosana(Finet & Gagnep.) Hayata Actinidia pubescens(Dunn) Ridl. Actinidia rankanensisHayata Actinidia remoganensisHayata

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

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]

Gallery

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  Flowers of Actinidia callosa var. discolor
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  Leaves of Actinidia callosa var. discolor

Subtaxa

The following varieties are accepted: ^[1]

• Actinidia callosa var. acuminataC.F.Liang – Rucheng County, China
• Actinidia callosa var. callosa – Himalayas, Nepal, Assam, Myanmar, south-central China, Taiwan, Vietnam
• Actinidia callosa var. discolorC.F.Liang – southern China, Taiwan, Vietnam
• Actinidia callosa var. henryiMaxim. – Tibet, central & southern China
• Actinidia callosa var. pubescensDunn – Assam, Yunnan, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra
• Actinidia callosa var. strigillosaC.F.Liang – Guizhou, China

References

1. "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. "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.