Actinidia rufa | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Actinidiaceae |
Genus: | Actinidia |
Species: | A. rufa
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Binomial name | |
Actinidia rufa | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Actinidia rufa is a species of flowering plant in the Chinese gooseberry family Actinidiaceae, native to Taiwan, some of the southwestern South Korean islands, the Ryukyu Islands, and southern and south-central Japan. [1] A large climbing shrub, it is found in mountain forests at elevations from 1,000 to 2,000 m (3,300 to 6,600 ft). [2] As a crop wild relative of kiwifruit, it is being studied for its resistance to frost and to bacterial canker of kiwifruit. [3]