Actinidia melanandra

Actinidia melanandra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Actinidiaceae
Genus:	Actinidia
Species:	A. melanandra
Binomial name
	Actinidia melanandra; Franch.

Actinidia melanandra, known as purple kiwi or red kiwi is a fruiting plant in the genus Actinidia, which contains three commercially grown species of kiwifruit. The plant is native to parts of Hubei, Sichuan, and Yunnan provinces of China.^[1] The fruit has a fuzzy purple skin with reddish flesh.^[2] Although the fruit is edible,^[3] is not commercially cultivated, however it is occasionally sold as a landscape plant under the erroneous name Actinidia melandra.

References[]

^ Plants for a Future. "Actinidia melanandra - Franch". Plants for a Future. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
^ Summer Hill Seeds. "Actinidia Melandra (sic) kiwi vine". Summer Hill Seeds. Archived from the original on 7 October 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
^ Seeducted. "Actinida melandra (sic)". seeducted.com. Retrieved 5 October 2013.^{[permanent dead link]}

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[1] Plants for a Future. "Actinidia melanandra - Franch". Plants for a Future. Retrieved 6 October 2013.

[2] Summer Hill Seeds. "Actinidia Melandra (sic) kiwi vine". Summer Hill Seeds. Archived from the original on 7 October 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.

[3] Seeducted. "Actinida melandra (sic)". seeducted.com. Retrieved 5 October 2013.^{[permanent dead link]}

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