Kiwifruit: The Genus ACTINIDIA Hongwen Huang
Publisher: Elsevier Science

View Stock Photo of Kiwi Fruit On Vine North Islands New Zealand. Isozyme polymorphism in the genus Actinidia and the origin of the kiwifruit genome. Which Jules Émile Planchon named the new genus in the London Journal of Botany, 1847. Actinidia chinensis is a fruit tree and medicinal plant native to China. The defining characteristics of the genus Actinidia, to which kiwifruit belong, are described. Only one of these, the kiwifruit, A. Kiwifruit belong to the genus Actinidia. The genus Actinidia contains over 50 species and as many infraspecific taxa. VineActinidia deliciosa and hybrids between this and other species in the genusActinidia. Zealand, where it has been superseded by Actinidia deliciosa, orKiwifruit. Collection, evaluation and cryopreservation of germplasm of the genus actinidia and breeding for a novel kiwifruit.