Taxon:  Actinidia deliciosa (A. Chev.) C. F. Liang & A. R. Ferguson



Summary
Genus:
Actinidia
Section:
Stellatae
Series:
Perfectae
Family:
Actinidiaceae
Nomen number:
311344
Place of publication:
Guihaia 4:181.  1984
Comment:
correct name if one accepts at specific rank
Verified:
07/22/2009 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
2 (2  active, 2  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Actinidia latifolia (Gardner & Champ.) Merr. var. deliciosa A. Chev.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Actinidia chinensis Planch. var. deliciosa (A. Chev.) A. Chev.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Actinidia chinensis Planch. var. hispida C. F. Liang

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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  2. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  3. Atkinson, R. G. et al. 1997. The allopolyploid origin of kiwifruit, Actinidia deliciosa (Actinidiaceae). Pl. Syst. Evol. 205:111-124.
  4. Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
  5. Erhardt, W. et al. 2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage
  6. Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
  7. Ferguson, A. R. & H. Huang. 2007. Genetic resources of kiwifruit: domestication and breeding. Hort. Rev. 33:1-122. Note: cited three varieties
  8. Hanelt, P., ed. 2001. Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6
  9. Huang, H. 2014. The genus Actinidia, a world monograph Science Press, Beijing, China. Note: = Actinidia chinensis var. deliciosa
  10. Kokudo, K. et al. 2003. Phylogenetic classification of introduced and indigenous Actinidia in Japan and identification of interspecific hybrids using RAPD analysis. Acta Hort. 610:351-356.
  11. Li, X.-W. et al. 2010. Lectotypification of Actinidia latifolia var. deliciosa (Actinidiaceae). Novon 20:57-59.
  12. Liang, C. F. & A. R. Ferguson. 1984. Emendation of the Latin name of Actinidia chinensis Pl. var. hispida C. F. Liang (in Chinese). Guihaia 4:181.
  13. Liang, C. F. & A. R. Ferguson. 1986. The botanical nomenclature of the kiwifruit and related taxa. New Zealand J. Bot. 24:183-184.
  14. Liu, Y. et al. 2010. Genetic variation and natural hybridization among sympatric Actinidia species and the implications for introgression breeding of kiwifruit. Tree Genet. Genomes 6:801-813.
  15. Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
  16. Personal Care Products Council. INCI
  17. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  18. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
  19. Testolin, R. & A. R. Ferguson. 1997. Isozyme polymorphism in the genus Actinidia and the origin of the kiwifruit genome. Syst. Bot. 22:685-700. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
  20. 1961. Webster's third new international dictionary. Note: = Actinidia chinensis
Common names
LANGUAGENAMEALTERNATE NAMENOTESEQCITATION
English Chinese-gooseberry as A. chinensis 1 1961. Webster's third new international dictionary. Note: = Actinidia chinensis
English kiwi 1 Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
English kiwifruit 1 Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
English strawberry-peach 1 Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
French groseille de Chine 2 Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
French kiwi de Chine 2 Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
German chinesische Stachelbeere 2 Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
German Kiwifrucht 2 Erhardt, W. et al. 2000. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 16. Auflage
Chinese mei wei mi hou tao 美味猕猴桃 as Actinidia chinensis var. deliciosa 2 Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Swedish kiwi 2 Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaFujian 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHubei 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJiangxi 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaSichuan 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaZhejiang 
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapan  
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateChinaChina  
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran  
2CultivatedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  
2CultivatedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeGreece  
2CultivatedEuropeSoutheastern EuropeItaly  
2CultivatedEuropeSouthwestern EuropeFrance  
2CultivatedNorthern America United States  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChile  
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Fujian, Hubei, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Zhejiang]
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Iran
  • CHINA: China
  • EASTERN ASIA: Japan
Australasia
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Europe
  • SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE: Greece, Italy
  • SOUTHWESTERN EUROPE: France
Northern America
  • REGION: United States
Southern America
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Chile
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Human foodbeverage base Testolin, R. & A. R. Ferguson. 1997. Isozyme polymorphism in the genus Actinidia and the origin of the kiwifruit genome. Syst. Bot. 22:685-700. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
Human foodfruit Testolin, R. & A. R. Ferguson. 1997. Isozyme polymorphism in the genus Actinidia and the origin of the kiwifruit genome. Syst. Bot. 22:685-700. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
Medicinesfolklore Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2024. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grinczech.vurv.cz/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=311344. Accessed 1 May 2024.