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|familia=Actinidiaceae
 
|familia=Actinidiaceae
|genus=Actinidia  
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|genus=Actinidia
 
|habit=vine-climber
 
|habit=vine-climber
 
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
 
|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
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|origin=E Asia
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|exposure=sun, part-sun
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|sun_ref=Sunset National Garden Book
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|water=moist, moderate
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|water_ref=Sunset National Garden Book
 
|features=evergreen, deciduous
 
|features=evergreen, deciduous
 
|Temp Metric=°F
 
|Temp Metric=°F
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|sunset_zones=vary by species
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|image=Kiwis 006eue.jpg
 
|image_width=240
 
|image_width=240
 
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'''''Actinidia''''' ({{pron-en|ˌæktɨˈnɪdiə}})<ref>''Sunset Western Garden Book,'' 1995:606–607</ref> is a genus of [[woody plant|woody]] and, with few exceptions, [[dioecious]] plants native to temperate eastern [[Asia]]. The genus includes [[shrub]]s growing to 6 m tall, and vigorous, strong-growing [[vine]]s, growing up to 30 m in [[tree]] canopies.
| name = ''Actinidia''
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The [[leaf|leaves]] are alternate, simple, with a dentate margin and a long [[Petiole (botany)|petiole]]. The [[flower]]s are solitary or in axillary [[Cyme (botany)|cymes]], usually white, with five small [[petal]]s. Most of the species are [[plant sexuality|dioecious]] with separate male and female plants, but some are [[plant sexuality|monoecious]]. The [[fruit]] is a large [[berry]] containing numerous small [[seed]]s; in most species the fruit is edible. In particular this genus is known for the species [[Actinidia deliciosa]], the kiwifruit.
| growth_habit = vine
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| wide =    <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
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| origin = E Asia
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| poisonous =    <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
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| lifespan =    <!--- perennial, annual, etc -->
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| exposure = full sun or part-shade{{SSN}}
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| water = regular to moderate{{SSN}}
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| features =    <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->
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| hardiness =    <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->
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| bloom =    <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
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| usda_zones = Vary by species
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| sunset_zones = Vary by species{{SSN}}
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| color = IndianRed
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| image = Kiwis 006eue.jpg
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| image_caption = Kiwi
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| regnum = Plantae
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| divisio = Magnoliophyta
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| classis = Magnoliopsida
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| ordo = Ericales
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| familia = Actinidiaceae
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| genus = Actinidia
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Actinidia (aktis, ray; referring to the radiate styles). Dilleniaceae. Climbing shrubs cultivated for their handsome foliage which is beautifully variegated in some species, and a few also for their edible fruit.
 
Actinidia (aktis, ray; referring to the radiate styles). Dilleniaceae. Climbing shrubs cultivated for their handsome foliage which is beautifully variegated in some species, and a few also for their edible fruit.
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