Actinidia callosa

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]

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

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

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
  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.


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