Taxon

Actinidia arguta

Actinidia arguta - bower actinidia, hardy kiwi-vine, tara-vine
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Common name: bower actinidia, hardy kiwi-vine, tara-vine
Family: Actinidiaceae (Chinese gooseberry family)
Synonym: Actinidia cordifolia
Distribution: e. Asia
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5
Life form: Vine/Liana
Comments: A vigorous vine reaching the tops of tall trees in its native China and Japan. Foliage is an attractive display of lustrous dark green heart-shaped leaves. Flowers are fragrant, borne in the leaf axils. Fruit is a fleshy, greenish-yellow berry, 1" wide. Dioecious, requiring a male pollinator for fruit production.
Links: • Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy) • The Plant List

Locations

  • 1: CCA: BB29 (BB29) • Accession: D1992-0702.001 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 2: CCA: BB29 (BB29) • Accession: D1992-0702.002 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
  • 3: CCA: BB29 (BB29) • Accession: D1992-0702.003 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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