1- Introduction to the Species Actinidia deliciosa - Common kiwifruit
1.1- Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Actinidiaceae
Genus: Actinidia Lindl.
Species: Actinidia deliciosa C.F.Liang & A.R.Ferguson.
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Actinidiaceae
Genus: Actinidia Lindl.
Species: Actinidia deliciosa C.F.Liang & A.R.Ferguson.
1.2- Species Actinidia deliciosa - Common Kiwifruit
+ Overview
Actinidia deliciosa , Common Kiwifruit, fuzzy kiwifruit or mangüeyo is a fruiting vine native to southern China, the fruit of which has been declared the national fruit of that country. Other species of Actinidia are also found in China and range east to Japan and north into southeastern Siberia. This species grows naturally at altitudes between 600 and 2,000 m.
Synonym:
1- Actinidia chinensis deliciosa
+ Etymology
Early varieties were described in a 1904 nurseryman's catalogue as having "...edible fruits the size of walnuts, and the flavour of ripe gooseberries..." and Europeans called it the Chinese gooseberry.
In 1962, New Zealand growers began calling it "kiwifruit" when exporting, the name becoming commercially adopted in 1974. The word kiwifruit and shortened kiwi has been used since around 1966 when the fruit was first imported from New Zealand to the United States.
Kiwifruit has since become a common name for all commercially grown fruit from the genus Actinidia.
In New Zealand, the shortened word kiwi is seldom used to refer to the fruit, as it usually refers to the kiwi bird or the Kiwi people.
+ Overview
Actinidia deliciosa , Common Kiwifruit, fuzzy kiwifruit or mangüeyo is a fruiting vine native to southern China, the fruit of which has been declared the national fruit of that country. Other species of Actinidia are also found in China and range east to Japan and north into southeastern Siberia. This species grows naturally at altitudes between 600 and 2,000 m.
Synonym:
1- Actinidia chinensis deliciosa
+ Etymology
Early varieties were described in a 1904 nurseryman's catalogue as having "...edible fruits the size of walnuts, and the flavour of ripe gooseberries..." and Europeans called it the Chinese gooseberry.
In 1962, New Zealand growers began calling it "kiwifruit" when exporting, the name becoming commercially adopted in 1974. The word kiwifruit and shortened kiwi has been used since around 1966 when the fruit was first imported from New Zealand to the United States.
Kiwifruit has since become a common name for all commercially grown fruit from the genus Actinidia.
In New Zealand, the shortened word kiwi is seldom used to refer to the fruit, as it usually refers to the kiwi bird or the Kiwi people.
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