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Actinidia is a genus of woody plant
Woody plant

A woody plant is a Vascular tissue plant that has a Perennial plant Plant stem that is above ground and covered by a layer of thickened bark. Woody plants are adapted to survive from one year to the next; the stem supports continued vegetative growth above ground from one year to next....
s native to temperate eastern Asia
Asia

Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent. It covers 8.6% of the Earth's total surface area and, with over 4 billion people, it contains more than 60% of the world's current human population....
, occurring throughout most of China
China

China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
, Taiwan
Taiwan

Taiwan is an island in East Asia. "Taiwan" is also commonly used to refer to the country governed by the Republic of China and to the ROC itself, which governs the island of Taiwan, Orchid Island and Green Island, Taiwan in the Pacific Ocean off the Taiwan coast, the Penghu islands in the Taiwan Strait, and Kinmen and the Matsu Islands...
, Korea
Korea

Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries, a civilization, and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia....
 and Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
, and extending north to southeast Siberia
Siberia

Siberia , is the name given to the vast region constituting almost all of North Asia and for the most part currently serving as the massive central and eastern portion of the Russian Federation, having served in the same capacity previously for the Soviet Union from its beginning, and the Russian Empire beginning in the 16th century....
 and south into Indochina
Indochina

Indochina, or the Indochinese Peninsula, is a subregion in Southeast Asia. It lies roughly east of India, south of China.The word has French origins, Indochine, and was adopted when French colonizers in Vietnam began expanding their territory to bordering countries....
. The genus includes shrub
Shrub

A shrub or bush is a horticulture rather than strictly Botany category of woody plant, distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, usually less than 5-6 m tall....
s growing to 6 m tall, and vigorous, strong-growing vine
Vine

A vine is any plant of genus Grape or, by extension, any similar climbing or trailing plant. The word, derived from Latin vinea, referred to the grape-bearing variety....
s, growing up to 30 m in tree
TREE

TREE was a Boston hardcore punk band formed in the summer of 1990. They were active in the Boston music scene until disbanding in 2002....
 canopies.

The leaves
Leaf

In botany, a leaf is an above-ground plant Organ specialized for photosynthesis. For this purpose, a leaf is typically flat and thin, to expose the cells containing chloroplast to light over a broad area, and to allow light to penetrate fully into the tissues....
 are alternate, simple, with a dentate margin and a long petiole
Petiole (botany)

In botany, the petiole is the small stalk attaching the leaf blade to the Plant stem. The petiole usually has the same internal structure as the stem....
. The flower
Flower

A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproduction structure found in flowering plants . The biological function of a flower is to mediate the union of male sperm with female ovum in order to produce seeds....
s are solitary or in axillary cyme
Cyme

Cyme or CYME can refer to:* Cyme, a kind of Inflorescence#Organisation *Kymi, ancient Cumae, a city in Euboea, Greece*Cyme or Kymi, ancient Greek colony on the coast of Aeolia, present-day Namurt in Turkey...
s, usually white, with five small petal
Petal

A petal is one member or part of the Corolla of a flower. The corolla is the name for all of the petals of a flower; the inner perianth whorl, term used when this is not the same in appearance as the outermost whorl and is used to attract pollinators based on its advertising coloration....
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Actinidia is a genus of woody plant
Woody plant

A woody plant is a Vascular tissue plant that has a Perennial plant Plant stem that is above ground and covered by a layer of thickened bark. Woody plants are adapted to survive from one year to the next; the stem supports continued vegetative growth above ground from one year to next....
s native to temperate eastern Asia
Asia

Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent. It covers 8.6% of the Earth's total surface area and, with over 4 billion people, it contains more than 60% of the world's current human population....
, occurring throughout most of China
China

China is a Culture of China, an ancient civilization, and, depending on perspective, a national or multinational entity extending over a large area in East Asia....
, Taiwan
Taiwan

Taiwan is an island in East Asia. "Taiwan" is also commonly used to refer to the country governed by the Republic of China and to the ROC itself, which governs the island of Taiwan, Orchid Island and Green Island, Taiwan in the Pacific Ocean off the Taiwan coast, the Penghu islands in the Taiwan Strait, and Kinmen and the Matsu Islands...
, Korea
Korea

Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries, a civilization, and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia....
 and Japan
Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south....
, and extending north to southeast Siberia
Siberia

Siberia , is the name given to the vast region constituting almost all of North Asia and for the most part currently serving as the massive central and eastern portion of the Russian Federation, having served in the same capacity previously for the Soviet Union from its beginning, and the Russian Empire beginning in the 16th century....
 and south into Indochina
Indochina

Indochina, or the Indochinese Peninsula, is a subregion in Southeast Asia. It lies roughly east of India, south of China.The word has French origins, Indochine, and was adopted when French colonizers in Vietnam began expanding their territory to bordering countries....
. The genus includes shrub
Shrub

A shrub or bush is a horticulture rather than strictly Botany category of woody plant, distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, usually less than 5-6 m tall....
s growing to 6 m tall, and vigorous, strong-growing vine
Vine

A vine is any plant of genus Grape or, by extension, any similar climbing or trailing plant. The word, derived from Latin vinea, referred to the grape-bearing variety....
s, growing up to 30 m in tree
TREE

TREE was a Boston hardcore punk band formed in the summer of 1990. They were active in the Boston music scene until disbanding in 2002....
 canopies.

The leaves
Leaf

In botany, a leaf is an above-ground plant Organ specialized for photosynthesis. For this purpose, a leaf is typically flat and thin, to expose the cells containing chloroplast to light over a broad area, and to allow light to penetrate fully into the tissues....
 are alternate, simple, with a dentate margin and a long petiole
Petiole (botany)

In botany, the petiole is the small stalk attaching the leaf blade to the Plant stem. The petiole usually has the same internal structure as the stem....
. The flower
Flower

A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproduction structure found in flowering plants . The biological function of a flower is to mediate the union of male sperm with female ovum in order to produce seeds....
s are solitary or in axillary cyme
Cyme

Cyme or CYME can refer to:* Cyme, a kind of Inflorescence#Organisation *Kymi, ancient Cumae, a city in Euboea, Greece*Cyme or Kymi, ancient Greek colony on the coast of Aeolia, present-day Namurt in Turkey...
s, usually white, with five small petal
Petal

A petal is one member or part of the Corolla of a flower. The corolla is the name for all of the petals of a flower; the inner perianth whorl, term used when this is not the same in appearance as the outermost whorl and is used to attract pollinators based on its advertising coloration....
s. Most of the species are dioecious
Plant sexuality

Plant sexuality covers the wide variety of sexual reproduction systems found across the plant kingdom. This article describes Morphology aspects of sexual reproduction of plants....
 with separate male and female plants, but some are monoecious
Plant sexuality

Plant sexuality covers the wide variety of sexual reproduction systems found across the plant kingdom. This article describes Morphology aspects of sexual reproduction of plants....
. The fruit
Fruit

The term fruit has different meanings dependent on context, and the term is not synonymous in food preparation and biology. In botany, which is the scientific study of plants, fruits are the ripened Ovary of flowering plants....
 is a large berry
Berry

In everyday English, a berry is a broad term for any small edible fruit. Most berries are juicy, round or semi-oblong, brightly coloured, sweet or sour, and don't have a stone or pit....
 containing numerous small seed
Seed

A seed is a small Plant embryogenesis plant enclosed in a covering called the seed coat, usually with some Food storage. It is the product of the ripened ovule of gymnosperm and angiosperm plants which occurs after fertilization and some growth within the mother plant....
s; in most species the fruit is edible.

Species


There are about 40–60 species
Species

In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring....
 of Actinidia:
  • Actinidia arguta (Kokuwa, Tara Vine, or Hardy Kiwi
    Hardy Kiwi

    A small, green to purple skinned fruit similar to kiwifruit, hardy kiwifruit is an edible, berry-sized fruit of a Cultivar Group of the woody plant vine Actinidia arguta....
    )
  • Actinidia arisanensis
  • Actinidia callosa
  • Actinidia carnosifolia
  • Actinidia chengkouensis
  • Actinidia chinensis
    Actinidia chinensis

    Actinidia chinensis is a fruit tree and medicinal plant native to China. It is pollinated by bees....
  • Actinidia chrysantha
    Actinidia chrysantha

    Actinidia chrysantha is a species of plant in the Actinidiaceae family. It is Endemism to China....
  • Actinidia cinerascens
  • Actinidia cordifolia
  • Actinidia coriacea
  • Actinidia cylindrica
  • Actinidia deliciosa
    Actinidia deliciosa

    Actinidia deliciosa or kiwifruit is native to southern China, where it is declared as the National fruit of China. Other species of Actinidia are also found in China and range east to Japan and north into southeastern Siberia....
     (Kiwifruit, Ni Hou Tao(???) or Chinese gooseberry)
  • Actinidia eriantha
  • Actinidia farinosa
  • Actinidia fasciculoides
  • Actinidia fortunatii
  • Actinidia fulvicoma
  • Actinidia glauco-callosa
  • Actinidia glaucophylla
  • Actinidia globosa
  • Actinidia gracilis
  • Actinidia grandiflora
  • Actinidia hemsleyana
  • Actinidia henryi
  • Actinidia holotricha
  • Actinidia indochinensis
  • Actinidia kolomikta
    Actinidia kolomikta

    Actinidia kolomikta Maxim. is a species of deciduous dioecious woody plant vines in the genus Actinidia native to temperate mixed forests of the Russian Far East, Korea, Japan and China ....
     (Kolomikta or Arctic Beauty)
  • Actinidia laevissima
    Actinidia laevissima

    Actinidia laevissima is a species of plant in the Actinidiaceae family. It is Endemism to China....
  • Actinidia lanceolata
  • Actinidia latifolia
  • Actinidia leptophylla
  • Actinidia liangguangensis
  • Actinidia macrosperma
  • Actinidia maloides
  • Actinidia melanandra
  • Actinidia melliana
  • Actinidia obovata
  • Actinidia pilosula
    Actinidia pilosula

    Actinidia pilosula is a species of plant in the Actinidiaceae family. It is Endemism to China....
  • Actinidia polygama
    Actinidia polygama

    Actinidia polygama , is a plant of the family Actinidiaceae.. It ranges from East Asia to China and Japan. The scented flowers are dioecious and are pollinated by bees and other insects....
     (Silver Vine)
  • Actinidia purpurea
  • Actinidia rubricaulis
  • Actinidia rubus
  • Actinidia rudis
    Actinidia rudis

    Actinidia rudis is a species of plant in the Actinidiaceae family. It is Endemism to China....
  • Actinidia rufotricha
  • Actinidia sabiaefolia
  • Actinidia sorbifolia
  • Actinidia stellato-pilosa
  • Actinidia styracifolia
  • Actinidia suberifolia
    Actinidia suberifolia

    Actinidia suberifolia is a species of plant in the Actinidiaceae family. It is Endemism to China....
  • Actinidia tetramera
  • Actinidia trichogyna
  • Actinidia ulmifolia
    Actinidia ulmifolia

    Actinidia ulmifolia is a species of plant in the Actinidiaceae family. It is Endemism to China....
  • Actinidia umbelloides
  • Actinidia valvata
  • Actinidia vitifolia
    Actinidia vitifolia

    Actinidia vitifolia is a species of plant in the Actinidiaceae family. It is Endemism to China....
  • Actinidia venosa


    • Uses

    For the edible fruit, see Kiwifruit
    Kiwifruit

    The kiwifruit is the edible berry of a cultivar of the woody plant vine Actinidia deliciosa and Hybrid s between this and other species in the genus Actinidia....
    , which is a Cultivar Group
    Cultivar group

    Under the botanical nomenclature of the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants , a cultivar group is any gathering of cultivars designated by common traits....
     of Actinidia deliciosa
    Actinidia deliciosa

    Actinidia deliciosa or kiwifruit is native to southern China, where it is declared as the National fruit of China. Other species of Actinidia are also found in China and range east to Japan and north into southeastern Siberia....
    , and Hardy Kiwi
    Hardy Kiwi

    A small, green to purple skinned fruit similar to kiwifruit, hardy kiwifruit is an edible, berry-sized fruit of a Cultivar Group of the woody plant vine Actinidia arguta....
    , of the species Actinidia arguta. Some species are grown as ornamental plant
    Ornamental plant

    Ornamental plants are typically grown in the flower garden or as house plants. Most commonly they are grown for the display of their flowers. Other common ornamental features include leaves, scent, fruit, Plant stem and bark....
    s, notably A. kolomikta.

    Actinidia arguta has small fruit 10–15 g, with green edible skins and green flesh; hardier than A. deliciosa.

    In Japan, Actinidia polygama
    Actinidia polygama

    Actinidia polygama , is a plant of the family Actinidiaceae.. It ranges from East Asia to China and Japan. The scented flowers are dioecious and are pollinated by bees and other insects....
     (silver vine) is commonly known as "matatabi" and noted for having an effect on cats much like that of catnip. It is mentioned in the saying ???????????? (neko ni matatabi, joro ni koban, "Silver vine to a cat, a coin to a prostitute"), meaning to put someone in a good mood by providing that which they most desire.

    Actinidia kolomikta
    Actinidia kolomikta

    Actinidia kolomikta Maxim. is a species of deciduous dioecious woody plant vines in the genus Actinidia native to temperate mixed forests of the Russian Far East, Korea, Japan and China ....
     is the hardiest species (to about -40°C), and has distinctive white- and pink-variegated
    Variegation

    Variegation is the appearance of differently coloured zones in the leaf, and sometimes the Plant stem, of plants. This may be due to a number of causes....
     foliage even on wild plants, an unusual phenomenon. Its fruit is very small, 8 g or smaller.

    External links

    • - Flavon's Secret Flower Garden