Actinidia melanandra, known as purple kiwi or red kiwi is a fruiting plant in the genus Actinidia, which contains three commercially grown species of kiwifruit. The plant is native to parts of Hubei, Sichuan, and Yunnan provinces of China.[1] The fruit has a fuzzy purple skin with reddish flesh.[2] Although the fruit is edible,[3] is not commercially cultivated, however it is occasionally sold as a landscape plant under the erroneous name Actinidia melandra.
| Actinidia melanandra | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Actinidiaceae |
| Genus: | Actinidia |
| Species: | A. melanandra
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| Binomial name | |
| Actinidia melanandra | |
References
edit- ^ Plants for a Future. "Actinidia melanandra - Franch". Plants for a Future. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ^ Summer Hill Seeds. "Actinidia Melandra [sic] kiwi vine". Summer Hill Seeds. Archived from the original on 7 October 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- ^ Seeducted. "Actinida melandra [sic]". seeducted.com. Archived from the original on October 5, 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
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