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|familia=Actinidiaceae

|familia=Actinidiaceae

|genus=Actinidia  

|genus=Actinidia

|habit=vine-climber

|habit=vine-climber

|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia

|habit_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia

|features=evergreen, deciduous

|features=evergreen, deciduous

|Temp Metric=°F

|Temp Metric=°F

|jumpin=If this plant info box on watering; zones; height; etc. is mostly empty you can click on the edit tab and fill in the blanks!

|sunset_zones=vary by species

|image=Upload.png

|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

 

| high = ?  <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->

| wide =    <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->

| poisonous =    <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->

| lifespan =    <!--- perennial, annual, etc -->

| water = regular to moderate{{SSN}}

| features =    <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->

| hardiness =    <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->

| bloom =    <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->

| usda_zones = Vary by species

| image = Kiwis 006eue.jpg

| 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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