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

Kiwi (fr), Actinidie de délicieuse (fr)

Variety

Angiosperms > Ericales > Actinidiaceae > Actinidia > Actinidia chinensis

Characteristics

Young branchlets and petioles brownish strigose, hairs not easily lost. Leaves usually glabrous adaxially, occasionally ± puberulent, especially more densely so on midvein and lateral veins. Fruit subglobose to cylindric or ovoid, 5-6 cm, densely hispid, ± so when mature. 2n = 116*, 174*, 358*.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination entomogamy
Spread endozoochory
Mature width (meter) 2.5 - 4.0
Mature height (meter) 8.5 - 9.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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AprMayJun
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OctNovDec
Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 5-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 1-5
Soil acidity 3-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 7-9

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible fruits leaves seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings, graftings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings graftings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 60 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 10
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -23
Optimum temperature (C°) 21 - 30
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Actinidia chinensis var. deliciosa world distribution map, present in Australia, Brazil, China, France, India, New Zealand, Taiwan, Province of China, United States of America, Viet Nam, and South Africa

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:60458895-2
WFO ID wfo-0000737917
COL ID 5LZ2J
BDTFX ID 724
INPN ID 142580
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Synonyms

Actinidia deliciosa Actinidia chinensis f. chlorocarpa Actinidia chinensis f. longipila Actinidia chinensis var. hispida Actinidia deliciosa var. chlorocarpa Actinidia deliciosa var. coloris Actinidia deliciosa var. longipila Actinidia latifolia var. deliciosa Actinidia chinensis var. deliciosa