Actinidiaceae FAMILY
Actinidia arguta
Actinidia arguta
Edibility
4/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Actinidia arguta is a deciduous, climbing shrub producing one or more long, branched stems that support themselves by twining around branches etc of nearby plants[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food. It is being increasingly cultivated for its edible fruit, which is often traded. Several named forms have been developed
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeE. Asia - Russian Far East (Primorye, Sakhalin), China, Japan, Korea
HabitatClimbing up trees in woodland, mountain forests, thickets, streamsides and moist places at elevations of 700 - 3,600 metres[ 11 Title Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Vol 1 - 4 and Supplement. Publication Author Bean. W. Publisher Murray Year 1981 ISBN - Description A classic with a wealth of information on the plants, but poor on pictures. , 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. ].