Actinidia arguta
Baby Kiwi, Bower Actinidia
Other regional names: Hardy Kiwi +3 more
- Hardy Kiwi
- Tara Vine
- Taravine
- Vine Pear
Also known as: Actinidia arguta f. platyphylla (A.Gray ex Miq.) H.Ohba +17 more
- Actinidia arguta f. platyphylla (A.Gray ex Miq.) H.Ohba
- Actinidia arguta f. rufinervis (Nakai) M.Kim
- Actinidia arguta var. cordifolia (Miq.) Bean
- Actinidia arguta var. cordifolia (Miq.) Dunn
- Actinidia arguta var. curta Skvortsov
- Actinidia arguta var. dunnii H.Lév.
- Actinidia arguta var. erythrocarpa S.Otani
- Actinidia arguta var. megalocarpa (Nakai) Kitag.
- Actinidia arguta var. platyphylla (A.Gray ex Miq.) Nakai
- Actinidia arguta var. purpurea (Rehder) C.F.Liang
- Actinidia arguta var. purpurea (Rehder) C.F.Liang ex Q.Q.Chang
- Actinidia arguta var. rufinervis Nakai
- Actinidia callosa var. arguta (Siebold & Zucc.) Makino
- Actinidia chartacea Hu
- Actinidia cordifolia Miq.
- Actinidia japonica Nakai
- Actinidia megalocarpa Nakai
- Actinidia melanandra var. latifolia E.Pritz.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Actinidiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a liana.
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Naturally occurring in Temperate Asia, Actinidia arguta (commonly known as Baby Kiwi or Bower Actinidia) is a climbing plant belonging to the Actinidiaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Climber / Vine
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Russian Far East
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Japan, Korea, Kuril Is., Manchuria, Primorye, Sakhalin, Taiwan
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Austria, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Uzbekistan
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms