Actinidia callosa
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Actinidia callosa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Actinidiaceae |
Genus: | Actinidia |
Species: | A. callosa
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Binomial name | |
Actinidia callosa | |
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Actinidia callosa, the Himalayan kiwi vine, is a species of flowering plant in the Chinese gooseberry family Actinidiaceae.[2] It is native to the Himalayas, central and southern China, Taiwan, Myanmar, Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia, and Sumatra.[1]
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]
Subtaxa
[edit]The following varieties are accepted:[1]
- Actinidia callosa var. acuminata C.F.Liang – Rucheng 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.Liang – Guizhou, China
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Actinidia callosa Lindl". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ "Himalayan Kiwi Vine". flowersofindia.net. Flowers of India. 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ a b "硬齿猕猴桃 ying chi mi hou tao". Flora of China. efloras.org. 2023. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
Categories:
- Actinidia
- Flora of West Himalaya
- Flora of Nepal
- Flora of East Himalaya
- Flora of Assam (region)
- Symbols of Arunachal Pradesh
- Flora of Tibet
- Flora of North-Central China
- Flora of South-Central China
- Flora of Southeast China
- Flora of Taiwan
- Flora of Myanmar
- Flora of Vietnam
- Flora of Malaya
- Flora of Sumatra
- Plants described in 1836
- Ericales stubs