Actinidiaceae FAMILY
Actinidia glabra
Actinidia glabra
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Actinidia glabra is a deciduous, climbing shrub producing one or more branched stems that twine into the surrounding vegetation for support. The stems can be 6 - 14 metres long[ 198 Title Journal of the Arnold Arboretum. Vol. 33. Publication Author Li. H. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Harvard University Year 1952 ISBN - Description A botanical magazine, it contains a monograph of the genus Actinidia. Available to download from the Internet. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeE. Asia - southern China.
HabitatThickets in Guangxi[ 198 Title Journal of the Arnold Arboretum. Vol. 33. Publication Author Li. H. L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Harvard University Year 1952 ISBN - Description A botanical magazine, it contains a monograph of the genus Actinidia. Available to download from the Internet. ]. Growing into trees in dense mountain forests at elevations of 600 - 1,300 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].