Actinidiaceae FAMILY

Actinidia hemsleyana

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Actinidia hemsleyana is a deciduous, climbing shrub producing one or more branched stems that twine into the surrounding vegetation for support or scramble over the ground to form impenetrable thickets. The stems can be 10 metres or more long[ 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 - southeast China.

HabitatLow mountain forests, thickets on mountain slopes, at elevations from 500 - 900 metres in Fujian, Jiangxi and Zhejiang[ 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. , 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. ].