Actinidia callosa explained

Actinidia callosa, the Himalayan kiwi vine, is a species of flowering plant in the Chinese gooseberry family Actinidiaceae.^[1] It is native to the Himalayas, central and southern China, Taiwan, Myanmar, Vietnam, Peninsular Malaysia, and Sumatra.^[2]

A deciduous climber reaching, it is found in a wide variety of habitats at elevations from .^[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:

• Actinidia callosa var. acuminata – Rucheng County, China
• Actinidia callosa var. callosa – Himalayas, Nepal, Assam, Myanmar, south-central China, Taiwan, Vietnam
• Actinidia callosa var. discolor – southern China, Taiwan, Vietnam
• Actinidia callosa var. henryi – Tibet, central & southern China
• Actinidia callosa var. pubescens – Assam, Yunnan, Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra
• Actinidia callosa var. strigillosa – Guizhou, China

Notes and References

1. Web site: Himalayan Kiwi Vine . 2023 . flowersofindia.net . Flowers of India . 3 October 2023.
2. 828394-1 . Actinidia callosa Lindl. . 3 October 2023 .
3. Web site: 硬齿猕猴桃 ying chi mi hou tao . . 2023 . Flora of China . efloras.org . 3 October 2023 .