Actinidia callosa


Actinidia callosa, the Himalayan kiwi vine, is a species of flowering plant in the Chinese gooseberry family Actinidiaceae.
A deciduous climber reaching, it is found in a wide variety of habitats at elevations from. 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.

Distribution

Actinidia callosa is the species of Actinidia which has the largest natural distribution across the world, and is found in the Himalayas, central and southern China, Taiwan, Myanmar, Vietnam, and parts of South East Asia, including Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra.

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