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Actinidia Deliciosa
''Actinidia deliciosa'', the fuzzy kiwifruit, is a fruiting vine native to Southern China. Other species of '' Actinidia'' are also found in China and range east to Japan and north into southern areas of Russian Far East. This species grows naturally at altitudes between 600 and 2,000 m. Description and ecology ''Actinidia deliciosa'' is a vigorous, woody, twining vine or climbing shrub reaching 9 m. The black-lyre leafroller moth (''“Cnephasia” jactatana'') is one of the few commercially significant pests of this plant. Leaves Its leaves are alternate, long-petioled, deciduous, oval to nearly circular, cordate at the base, and 7.5–12.5 cm long. Young leaves are coated with red hairs; mature leaves are dark-green and hairless on the upper surface, and downy-white with prominent, light-colored veins beneath. Flowers The flowers are fragrant, dioecious or unisexual, borne singly or in threes in the leaf axils, are five- to six-petalled, white at first, changing to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Auguste Jean Baptiste Chevalier
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