Actinidiaceae FAMILY
Actinidia callosa formosana
Actinidia callosa formosana
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Actinidia callosa formosana is a vigorous, deciduous climbing shrub, producing stems up to 30 metres long that scramble over the ground and twine around the branches of other plants for support. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeE. Asia - southern China, Taiwan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Indonesia (Sumatra, Java)
HabitatClimbing into trees in forests and thickets at elevations of 800 - 2,300 metres in southern China[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].