Actinidia melanandra

Purple Kiwi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Actinidiaceae
Genus: Actinidia
Species: A. melanandra
Binomial name
Actinidia melandra

Actinidia melanandra, known as purple kiwi or red kiwi is a fruiting plant in the genus Actinidia, which contains three commercially grown species of kiwifruit. The plant is native to parts of Hubei, Sichuan, and Yunnan provinces of China.[1] The fruit has a fuzzy purple skin with reddish flesh.[2] Although the fruit is edible,[3] is not commercially cultivated, however it is occasionally sold as a landscape plant under the erroneous name Actinidia melandra.

References

  1. Plants for a Future. "Actinidia melanandra - Franch.". Plants for a Future. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  2. Summer Hill Seeds. "Actinidia Melandra (sic) kiwi vine". Summer Hill Seeds. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  3. Seeducted. "Actinida melandra (sic)". seeducted.com. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
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