Actinidiaceae
Actinidia
Actinidia chinensis

Actinidia chinensis var. deliciosa (A.Chev.) A.Chev.

First published in Rev. Bot. Appl. Agric. Trop. 21: 241 (1941)
This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is Central & S. China. It is a liana and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast

Introduced into:

Arkansas, Czechoslovakia, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Sweden

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Wu, Z., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2007). Flora of China 12: 1-534. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Kew Species Profiles

  • Davis, M. & Meurk, C. (2001). Protecting and Restoring our Natural Heritage – a Practical Guide. Department of Conservation, New Zealand.
  • Duttaroy, A.K. & Jørgensen, A. (2004). Effects of kiwi fruit consumption on platelet aggregation and plasma lipids in healthy human volunteers. Platelets 15(5): 287–292.
  • Ferguson, A.R. (1983). E.H. Wilson, Yichang, and the kiwifruit. Arnoldia, 43(4): 24-35.
  • Ferguson, A.R. (1990). Botanical nomenclature: Actinidia chinensis, Actinidia deliciosa and Actinidia setosa. In: Kiwifruit: Science and Management. Warrington I. J., Weston G. C. (eds). pp.36-57. Ray Richards & New Zealand Society for Horticultural Science, Auckland.Flora of China Actinidia chinensis var. deliciosa 12: 334, 350.
  • Morton, J. (1987). Fruits of Warm Climates. Julia F. Morton, Miami, Florida. (The chapter on kiwi fruit is available on the Purdue University website.
  • Schroeder, C.A. & Fletcher, W.A. (1967). The Chinese gooseberry ( Actinidia chinensis) in New Zealand. Econ. Bot. 21(1): 81-92.
  • The Plant List (2010). Actinidia deliciosa.
  • Vaughan, J.G. & Geissler, C.A. (1997). The New Oxford Book of Food Plants. Oxford University Press, Oxford.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Danihelka, J. Chrtek, J. & Kaplan, Z. (2012). Checklist of vascular plants of the Czech Republic. Preslia. Casopsi Ceské Botanické Spolecnosti 84: 647-811.
  • Jonsell, B. & Karlsson, T. (eds.) (2010). Flora Nordica 6: 1-298. The Bergius Foundaton.
  • Jordaan, M. & Lötter, M. (2012). Taxonomic and nomenclatural notes on the genus Xymalos and general information on the family Monimiaceae. Bothalia, A Journal of Botanical Research 42: 51-56.
  • Wu, Z., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2007). Flora of China 12: 1-534. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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  • Kew Species Profiles

    • Kew Species Profiles
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0