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Actinidia chinensis var. deliciosa

Botanic Family

Actinidiaceae

Author

(A. Chevalier) A. Chevalier

Propagation

C.S.

Cultivated

C

Hardiness Zone

Min7C

Offspring

Actinidia deliciosa 'Abbott', Actinidia deliciosa 'Allison', Actinidia deliciosa 'Aureovariegata', Actinidia deliciosa 'Blake', Actinidia deliciosa 'Bruno', Actinidia deliciosa 'California', Actinidia deliciosa 'Chico', Actinidia deliciosa 'Chico Hayward', Actinidia deliciosa 'Chico Male', Actinidia deliciosa 'Giant', Actinidia deliciosa 'Gracie', Actinidia deliciosa 'Hayward', Actinidia deliciosa ' Hooper's Giant', Actinidia deliciosa 'Jenny', Actinidia deliciosa 'Male', Actinidia deliciosa 'Matua', Actinidia deliciosa 'McWhannell's', Actinidia deliciosa 'Monty', Actinidia deliciosa 'Mother Chico', Actinidia deliciosa 'Saanichton', Actinidia deliciosa 'Tomuri', Actinidia deliciosa 'Vincent', Actinidia deliciosa "Wright's Giant', Actinidia deliciosa "Wright's Large Oval'

Common Names

• Yingmao Mihoutao (Stiff-haired Mihoutao)
• Zhonghua Mihoutao Yingmao (Stiff-haired Chinese Mihoutao) Mao Yangtao (Hairy Yangtao)
• Chinese Gooseberry
• Kiwifruit
• Yangtao
• Mao Tao
• Mao Taozi (Hairy Peach)
• Mao Lizi (Hairy Pear)
• Mei wei mi hou tao (Pinyin)

Geographical Habitats

• Chongqing
• Gansu
• Guangxi
• Guizhou
• Henan
• Hubei
• Hunan
• Jiangxi
• Shaanxi
• Sichuan
• Yunnan - China

Natural Habitats

• Montane forests

Flowering Times

• Early Summer

Fruiting Times

Vigorous dioecious deciduous hairy liana with large leathery heart-shaped leaves to 250mm across. Axillary inflorescence of 50mm wide white turning cream to yellow fragrant male flowers. Fruit greenish brown covered in reddish-brown hairs to 80mm long

Grown commercially for edible fruit

Further References

• Warrington 1990
• Huxley 1992
• Mobot
• FOC
• RHS A-Z
• GWC 1997
• The Plant List 2
• Kew