Species of plant
Actinidia callosa, the Himalayan kiwi vine, is a species of flowering plant in the Chinese gooseberry family Actinidiaceae.[2] It is native to the Himalayas, central and southern China, Taiwan, Myanmar, Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia, and Sumatra.[1]
A deciduous climber reaching 30 m (98 ft), it is found in a wide variety of habitats at elevations from 400 to 2,600 m (1,300 to 8,500 ft).[3] Cultivated for its fruit, there is considerable doubt that it is a good species given vagrancies in the distributions of its varieties and its variable chromosome numbers.[3]
Subtaxa
The following varieties are accepted:[1]
- Actinidia callosa var. acuminata C.F.Liang – Rucheng County, China
- Actinidia callosa var. callosa – Himalayas, Nepal, Assam, Myanmar, south-central China, Taiwan, Vietnam
- Actinidia callosa var. discolor C.F.Liang – southern China, Taiwan, Vietnam
- Actinidia callosa var. henryi Maxim. – Tibet, central & southern China
- Actinidia callosa var. pubescens Dunn – Assam, Yunnan, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra
- Actinidia callosa var. strigillosa C.F.Liang – Guizhou, China
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