Difference between revisions of "Actinidia"

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| name = ''Actinidia''
 
| name = ''Actinidia''
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| image_caption = ''Actinidia'' foliage and fruit
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| high = ?  <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
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| regnum = [[Plantae]]
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| wide =    <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
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| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
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| origin = ?  <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
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| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
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| ordo = [[Ericales]]
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| familia = [[Actinidiaceae]]
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| exposure = ?  <!--- full sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
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| genus = '''''Actinidia'''''
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| water = ?  <!--- frequent, regular, moderate, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
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| genus_authority = [[John Lindley|Lindl.]]
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| features =    <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->
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| subdivision = See text
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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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| familia = Actinidiaceae
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| 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.
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==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.
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===Propagation===
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There are about 40-60 [[species]] of ''Actinidia'':
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===Pests and diseases===
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==Species==
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There are about 40-60 [[species]] of ''Actinidia''{{wp}}:
 
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*''[[Actinidia coriacea]]''
 
*''[[Actinidia coriacea]]''
 
*''[[Actinidia cylindrica]]''
 
*''[[Actinidia cylindrica]]''
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*''[[Actinidia deliciosa]]'' ('''Yangtao''' or '''Chinese gooseberry''')
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*''[[Actinidia deliciosa]]'' ('''Kiwi''' or '''Chinese gooseberry''')
 
*''[[Actinidia eriantha]]''
 
*''[[Actinidia eriantha]]''
 
*''[[Actinidia farinosa]]''
 
*''[[Actinidia farinosa]]''
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===Uses===
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==Gallery==
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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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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.
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==References==
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<!--- xxxxx  *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963 -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- 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.
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==External links==
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[[Category:Ericales]]
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Revision as of 18:54, 26 June 2009


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Plant Characteristics
Origin: ✈ ?
Cultivation
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Water: ◍ ?"?" is not in the list (wet, moist, moderate, dry, less when dormant) of allowed values for the "Water" property.
Scientific Names

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