Actinidia callosa Lindl.

 
  • Family : ACTINIDIACEAE
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Actinidiaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Actinidia arisanensis Hayata; Actinidia callosa var. pubiramula C.Y.Wu; Actinidia formosana (Finet & Gagnep.) Hayata; Actinidia rankanensis Hayata; Actinidia remoganensis Hayata
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Actinidia callosa Lindl.
  • Common name : Himalayan Kiwi Vine
  • Vernacular name :
    • Mei-soh-khan, Mei-jaior (Khasi)
    • Tekhiphal (Nepali)
  • Habit : Climbing shrub
  • Habitat : Forests, forest margins, thickets, slopes, valleys, streamsides, moist places, also widely cultivated; 400-2600 m. altitude
  • Flower, Fruit : May-November
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
  • Native : Bhutan, China, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Himalaya to China (Yunnan) and North Indo-China, Taiwan
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 84
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 2. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 358-359
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Actinidia callosa. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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