Actinidiaceae FAMILY
Actinidia arisanensis
Actinidia arisanensis
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Actinidia arisanensis is a deciduous, climbing shrub producing one or more branched stems 5 metres or more long that twine into the surrounding vegetation for support[ 198 Title Journal of the Arnold Arboretum. Vol. 33. Publication Author Li. H. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Harvard University Year 1952 ISBN - Description A botanical magazine, it contains a monograph of the genus Actinidia. Available to download from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeE. Asia - southern China, Taiwan.
HabitatThickets and forests; at elevations from 1,160 - 2,260 metres in Taiwan[ 198 Title Journal of the Arnold Arboretum. Vol. 33. Publication Author Li. H. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Harvard University Year 1952 ISBN - Description A botanical magazine, it contains a monograph of the genus Actinidia. Available to download from the Internet. ].