Actinidia umbelloides
C. F. Liang
Azhuma
Actinidiaceae Edible: Fruit
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Description
A climbing shrub. It loses its leaves during the year. The fruit are oval and up to 2.2 cm long.
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Edible Uses
The fruit are eaten raw and commonly sold in local markets.
Traditional Uses
The fruit are eaten raw.
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Distribution
It grows between 1200-2000 m altitude in southern Yunnan. It grows in subtropical broadleaved evergreen forest.
Where It Grows
Asia, China,
Other Information
Fruit are often eaten and sold in local markets.
Notes
There are 40-60 Actinidia species. The Actinidiaceae are a mainly tropical family.
References (3)
- Fl. reipubl. popularis sin. 49(2):221, 313. 1984
- Ghorbani, A., et al, 2012, A comparison of the wild food plant use knowledge of ethnic minorities in Naban River Watershed Nature Reserve, Yunnan, SW China. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine; 8:17
- Jin, Chen et al, 1999, Ethnobotanical studies on Wild Edible Fruits in Southern Yunnan: Folk Names: Nutritional Value and Uses. Economic Botany 53(1) pp 2-14
