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'''''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.<ref>{{cite web|last=Plants for a Future|title=Actinidia melanandra - Franch.|url=http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Actinidia+melanandra|publisher=Plants for a Future|accessdate=6 October 2013}}</ref> The fruit has a fuzzy purple skin with reddish flesh.<ref>{{cite web|last=Summer Hill Seeds|title=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.<ref>{{cite web|last=Plants for a Future|title=Actinidia melanandra - Franch.|url=http://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Actinidia+melanandra|publisher=Plants for a Future|accessdate=6 October 2013}}</ref> The fruit has a fuzzy purple skin with reddish flesh.<ref>{{cite web|last=Summer Hill Seeds|title=Actinidia Melandra [''sic''] kiwi vine|url=http://summerhillseeds.com/actinidia-melandra-kiwi-vine-p-573.html|publisher=Summer Hill Seeds|accessdate=5 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131007064038/http://summerhillseeds.com/actinidia-melandra-kiwi-vine-p-573.html|archive-date=7 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> Although the fruit is edible,<ref>{{cite web|last=Seeducted|title=Actinida melandra [''sic'']|url=http://seeducted.com/grow/actimela|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131005192409/http://seeducted.com/grow/actimela|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 5, 2013|publisher=seeducted.com|accessdate=5 October 2013}}</ref> is not commercially cultivated, however it is occasionally sold as a landscape plant under the erroneous name ''Actinidia melandra''. |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Actinidiaceae |
Genus: | Actinidia |
Species: | A. melanandra
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Binomial name | |
Actinidia melanandra Franch.
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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[edit]
- ^ Plants for a Future. "Actinidia melanandra - Franch". Plants for a Future. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ^ Summer Hill Seeds. "Actinidia Melandra [sic] kiwi vine". Summer Hill Seeds. Archived from the original on 7 October 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- ^ Seeducted. "Actinida melandra [sic]". seeducted.com. Archived from the original on October 5, 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- Data related to Actinidia melanandra at Wikispecies