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Actinidiaceae - Kiwi-fruit family

Bailey, L.H. (1949) Manual of Cultivated Plants Revised edition. Macmillan, New York.

Description of the family

Climbers (in ours), often dioecious. Leaves alternate, simple. Inflorescences axillary. Flowers usually with 4 or 5 sepals and petals. Stamens numerous, free or variously united at base. Ovary superior with many ovules. Fruit a berry (in ours).

Worldwide: 3 genera and 340 species in tropical and warm areas and on Asian mountains

Zimbabwe: 1 cultivated genus and 1 cultivated taxon.

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External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Actinidiaceae
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Actinidiaceae
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Actinidiaceae
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Actinidiaceae
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Actinidiaceae
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Actinidiaceae
JSTOR Plant Science: Actinidiaceae
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Actinidiaceae
Wikipedia: Actinidiaceae
Plants of the World Online: Actinidiaceae
Tropicos: Actinidiaceae


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Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated plants: Family page: Actinidiaceae.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/family.php?family_id=243, retrieved 25 May 2025

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