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| | name = ''Actinidia'' | | | name = ''Actinidia'' |
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− | | image_width = 240px | + | | growth_habit = vine |
− | | image_caption = ''Actinidia'' foliage and fruit | + | | high = ? <!--- 1m (3 ft) --> |
− | | regnum = [[Plantae]] | + | | wide = <!--- 65cm (25 inches) --> |
− | | divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]] | + | | origin = ? <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc --> |
− | | classis = [[Magnoliopsida]] | + | | poisonous = <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous --> |
− | | ordo = [[Ericales]] | + | | lifespan = <!--- perennial, annual, etc --> |
− | | familia = [[Actinidiaceae]] | + | | exposure = ? <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) --> |
− | | genus = '''''Actinidia''''' | + | | water = ? <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak --> |
− | | genus_authority = [[John Lindley|Lindl.]]
| + | | features = <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive --> |
− | | subdivision_ranks = Species
| + | | hardiness = <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc --> |
− | | subdivision = See text
| + | | bloom = <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers --> |
| + | | usda_zones = ? <!--- eg. 8-11 --> |
| + | | sunset_zones = <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available --> |
| + | | color = IndianRed |
| + | | image = Kiwis 006eue.jpg |
| + | | image_width = 240px <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical --> |
| + | | image_caption = Kiwi |
| + | | regnum = Plantae |
| + | | divisio = Magnoliophyta |
| + | | classis = Magnoliopsida |
| + | | ordo = Ericales |
| + | | familia = Actinidiaceae |
| + | | genus = Actinidia |
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− | '''''Actinidia''''' is a genus of [[woody plant]]s native to temperate eastern [[Asia]], occurring throughout most of [[China]], [[Taiwan]], [[Korea]] and [[Japan]], and extending north to southeast [[Siberia]] and south into [[Indochina]]. The genus includes [[shrub]]s growing to 6 m tall, and vigorous, strong-growing [[vine]]s, growing up to 30 m in [[tree]] canopies.
| + | ==Cultivation== |
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− | The [[leaf|leaves]] are alternate, simple, with a dentate margin and a long petiole. The [[flower]]s are solitary or in axillary [[cyme]]s, 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.
| + | ===Propagation=== |
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− | There are about 40-60 [[species]] of ''Actinidia'': | + | ===Pests and diseases=== |
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| + | ==Species== |
| + | There are about 40-60 [[species]] of ''Actinidia''{{wp}}: |
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| *''[[Actinidia coriacea]]'' | | *''[[Actinidia coriacea]]'' |
| *''[[Actinidia cylindrica]]'' | | *''[[Actinidia cylindrica]]'' |
− | *''[[Actinidia deliciosa]]'' ('''Yangtao''' or '''Chinese gooseberry''') | + | *''[[Actinidia deliciosa]]'' ('''Kiwi''' or '''Chinese gooseberry''') |
| *''[[Actinidia eriantha]]'' | | *''[[Actinidia eriantha]]'' |
| *''[[Actinidia farinosa]]'' | | *''[[Actinidia farinosa]]'' |
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− | ===Uses=== | + | ==Gallery== |
− | For the edible fruit, see [[Kiwifruit]], which is a [[Cultivar Group]] of ''[[Actinidia deliciosa]]'', and [[Hardy Kiwi]], of the species ''[[Actinidia arguta]]''. Some species are grown as [[ornamental plant]]s, notably ''A. kolomikta''.
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− | ''[[Actinidia arguta]]'' has small fruit 10-15 g, with green edible skins and green flesh; hardier than ''A. deliciosa''.
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| + | Image:Upload.png| photo 1 |
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− | In Japan, ''Actinidia polygama'' (silver vine) is commonly known as "matatabi" ([[:ja:またたび|またたび]]) and noted for having an effect on cats much like that of [[catnip]]. It is mentioned in the saying 猫にまたたび、女郎に小判 (''neko ni matatabi, jorō ni koban'', "Silver vine to a cat, a coin to a prostitute"), meaning to put someone in a good mood by providing that which they most desire.
| + | ==References== |
| + | <!--- xxxxx *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963 --> |
| + | <!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --> |
| + | <!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> |
| + | <!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 --> |
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− | ''[[Actinidia kolomikta]]'' is the hardiest species (to about -40°C), and has distinctive white- and pink-[[variegation|variegated]] foliage even on wild plants, an unusual phenomenon. Its fruit is very small, 8 g or smaller.
| + | ==External links== |
| + | *{{wplink}} |
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− | {{Commonscat|Actinidia}} | + | {{stub}} |
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− | [[Category:Ericales]]
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