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Taxon:  Actinidia arguta (Siebold & Zucc.) Planch. ex Miq.



Summary
Genus:
Actinidia
Section:
Leiocarpae
Series:
Lamellatae
Family:
Actinidiaceae
Nomen number:
1389
Place of publication:
Ann. Mus. Bot. Lugduno-Batavi 3:15. 1867
Verified:
07/22/2009 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Actinidia arguta (Siebold & Zucc.) Planch. ex Miq. var. arguta (0 active accession[s])
Actinidia arguta (Siebold & Zucc.) Planch. ex Miq. var. giraldii (Diels) Vorosch. (0 active accession[s])
Actinidia arguta (Siebold & Zucc.) Planch. ex Miq. var. hypoleuca (Nakai) Kitam. (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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Reference(s)
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Common names
English
baby kiwi –
baby kiwifruit –
bower actinidia –
hardy kiwi –
hardy kiwifruit –
taravine –
vine-pear –
French
actinidier –
German
japanische Stachelbeere –
scharfzähniger Strahlengriffel –
Japanese Rōmaji
saru-nashi –
Transcribed Chinese
ruan zao mi hou tao –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaAnhui Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaFujian Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGansu Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuizhou Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHebei Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHeilongjiang Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHenan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHubei Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHunan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJiangxi Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJilin Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaLiaoning Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShaanxi Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShandong Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShanxi Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaSichuan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaZhejiang Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanHokkaidô 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanHonshu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanKyushu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapanShikoku 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaKorea, South  
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationKurile Islands 
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationPrimorye 
1NativeAsia-TemperateRussian Far EastRussian FederationSakhalin 
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateChinaChina  
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapan  
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaKorea  
2CultivatedAustralasiaNew ZealandNew Zealand  
2CultivatedEurope Europe  
2CultivatedNorthern America Canada  
2CultivatedNorthern America United States  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChile  
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMaine 
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMassachusetts 
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • RUSSIAN FAR EAST: Russian Federation [Kurile Islands, Primorye, Sakhalin]
  • CHINA: China [Anhui Sheng, Fujian Sheng, Gansu Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Guizhou Sheng, Hebei Sheng, Heilongjiang Sheng, Henan Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Hunan Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Jilin Sheng, Liaoning Sheng, Shaanxi Sheng, Shandong Sheng, Shanxi Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Yunnan Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Japan [Hokkaidô, Honshu, Kyushu, Shikoku], Korea, South, Taiwan
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China
  • EASTERN ASIA: Korea, Japan
Australasia
  • NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand
Europe
  • REGION: Europe
Northern America
  • REGION: Canada, United States
Southern America
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Chile
Naturalized
Northern America
  • NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Maine, Massachusetts]
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
Human foodfruit Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
Human foodfruit Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
Materialspotential as chemicalssource of chlorophyll and polysaccharides of potential use for human healthAtkinson, R. G. & E. A. Macrae. 2007. Chapter I.13 Kiwifruit. Biotechnol. Agric. Forest. 60:329-346.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=1389. Accessed 22 May 2025.