Actinidia strigosa Hook.F. & Thomson

Species

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Characteristics

A climber. The young branches and underneath the leaves have tough hairs. The flowers are in groups in the axils of leaves. The fruit are 3.5 cm across. They are oval.
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Growth form shrub
Growth support climber
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination entomogamy
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Mature height (meter) 8.0
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Environment

It is a temperate plant. It grows naturally in the Himalayas at elevations from 1800 to 3300 metres in Sikkim.
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Found at elevations from 1,800 to 3,300 metres in Sikkim.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity 3-7
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Hardiness (USDA) 7-12

Usage

The fruit is eaten raw or cooked.
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Edible fruits seeds
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Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) 60 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 10
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Distribution

Actinidia strigosa world distribution map, present in Bhutan, India, and Nepal

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:828408-1
WFO ID wfo-0000519346
COL ID 9THH
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Actinidia strigosa