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Actinidia rufa

Botanic Family

Actinidiaceae

Author

(Siebold & Zuccarini) Planchon ex Miquel

Propagation

S.

Common Names

• Shan li mi hou tao (Pinyin)
• Shima-saru-nashi (Japan)
• Nashi-kazura (Japan)

Geographical Habitats

• Taiwan - China
• Honshu
• Kyushu
• Ryukyu Islands
• Shikoku - Japan
• Korea

Natural Habitats

• Montane forest.

Flowering Times

• May-Jun (Japan)

Fruiting Times

Large deciduous climbing shrub with new growth rusty-tomentose, branchlets lenticellate, serrate toothed leaves to 130mm x 100mm glabrous except on nerves. Axillary tomentose cymes of white 20mm wide flowers with purple anthers, petals to 10mm, male inflorescence many-flowered, female few-flowered, glabrous fruit to 30mm long with light brown spots

Edible fruit

Further References

• Krussmann 1976
• Huxley 1992
• FOC
• The Plant List 2
• JAA
• FOJ