Actinidia henryi Dunn

Species

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Characteristics

Climbing shrubs, mid-sized to large, semi-evergreen. Young branchlets reddish brown tomentose, branchlets sparsely to densely hispid, bases of hairs dilated; pith whitish, small, lamellate. Petiole 1.5-4 cm, ferruginous strigose; leaf blade glaucous or not and carneous or paler abaxially, ovate to oblong-ovate to oblong-lanceolate, 7-14 × 3-6.5 cm, papery to leathery, abaxially glabrous to puberulent or hispid on midvein and lateral veins, adaxially sparsely strigose throughout or puberulent on veins to glabrous, midvein and veinlets subconspicuous abaxially, lateral veins 8-10 pairs, arcuate-ascending, anastomosing near margins, reticulate veins subconspicuous to conspicuous abaxially, inconspicuous adaxially, base rounded to cordate, margin mucronate-serrulate, apex acuminate. Inflorescences cymose, 1-5-flowered, densely reddish or rusty villous; peduncles absent to 4 mm; pedicels to 1 cm. Flowers white to pink. Sepals 5, ovate, ca. 3 mm, abaxially puberulent, apex acute. Petals 5, obovate, ca. 6 mm, narrowed at base, apex rounded. Filaments ca. 2 mm; anthers yellow, ovoid, ca. 1.5 mm, base sagittate. Ovary globose, ca. 2 mm, densely pubescent. Fruit cylindric to oblong-ovoid, 1.5-3 cm, glabrous, lenticellate. Fl. May-Jun, fr. Oct.
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A climbing shrub. It grows up to 15 m long. It loses some leaves during the year. The leaves are 7-14 cm long by 3-7 cm wide. The fruit are oval and 2-3 cm long.
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Growth form shrub
Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 15.0
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OctNovDec
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AprMayJun
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OctNovDec
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Environment

It is a tropical plant. It grows naturally in SW China in mountain forests between 1650-2650 metres in S Yunnan Province.
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Mountain forest and thickets at elevations of 1,650-2,650 metres in southern Yunnan.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
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Hardiness (USDA) 6-11

Usage

The fruit are eaten raw or cooked.
Uses gene source medicinal
Edible fruits seeds
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Cultivation

It can be grown from seed or cuttings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 60 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 10
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Distribution

Actinidia henryi world distribution map, present in China

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:316469-1
WFO ID wfo-0000519255
COL ID 9TFP
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Actinidia carnosifolia Actinidia henryi Actinidia carnosifolia var. carnosifolia Actinidia henryi var. henryi Actinidia carnosifolia var. glaucescens