Actinidia_melanandra

<i>Actinidia melanandra</i>

Actinidia melanandra

Species of vine

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.

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References

  1. [1]
    Plants for a Future. "Actinidia melanandra - Franch". Plants for a Future. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
  2. [2]
    Summer Hill Seeds. "Actinidia Melandra [sic] kiwi vine". Summer Hill Seeds. Archived from the original on 7 October 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
  3. [3]
    Seeducted. "Actinida melandra [sic]". seeducted.com. Archived from the original on October 5, 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.


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