Actinidia callosa
Species of plant
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Actinidia callosa, the Himalayan kiwi vine, is a species of flowering plant in the Chinese gooseberry family Actinidiaceae.[2]
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Actinidiaceae |
| Genus: | Actinidia |
| Species: | A. callosa |
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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
Flowers of Actinidia callosa var. discolor
Leaves of Actinidia callosa var. discolor
Subtaxa
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
