Class
Family
Classification
Subordinate Taxa
Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Actinidia Lindl., Intr. Nat. Syst. Bot., ed. 2, 439 (1836)
Description
Dioecious or gynodioecious, deciduous lianes, with twining stems. Pith solid or lamellate. Lvs usually serrate, rarely entire. Fls usually in axillary cymes, sometimes solitary, cup-shaped. Petals convolute, delicate, usually white. Stamens numerous. Ovary with numerous locules. Styles numerous. Fr. a fleshy berry. Seeds numerous, embedded in pulp.
[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]
Biostatus
Exotic
| Category | Number |
|---|---|
| Exotic: Casual | 3 |
| Total | 3 |
Bibliography
Biosecurity New Zealand 2012: Regional Pest Management Strategies Database. http://www.biosecurityperformance.maf.govt.nz/
Huang, H.W. 2014: Kiwifruit: The genus Actinidia. Science Press, Beijing.
Kubitzki, K. 2004: VI Flowering Plants. Dicotyledons: Celestrales, Oxalidales, Rosales, Cornales, Ericales. Kubitzki, K. (ed.) The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants. Spinger-Verlag, Berlin. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
Li, X-W; Li, J-Q; Soejarto, D.D. 2007: New synonyms in Actinidiaceae from China. Acta Phytotaxonomica Sinica 45(5): 633–660.
Lindley, J. 1836: A Natural System of Botany. Edition 2. Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green and Longman, London.
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