Actinidia chinensis | |
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Fruit | |
Foliage | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Actinidiaceae |
Genus: | Actinidia |
Species: | A. chinensis
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Binomial name | |
Actinidia chinensis |
Actinidia chinensis (Planch.),[1] known commercially as the golden kiwifruit, is a fruiting vine, native to China. It is one of some 40 related species of the genus Actinidia, and closely related to Actinidia deliciosa,[2] which is the source of the most common commercial kiwifruit.[2][3] Fruit colour may vary from green to lime green or gold, depending on breeding.[2]