Genus Actinidia Lindl.


Summary
Genus number:
149
Last updated:
17 September 1996
Family:
Actinidiaceae
Accession count:

594 (230  active, 94  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:


Synonyms
Synonym(s)

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Fruit and seeds

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References:
  1. Chat, J. et al. 2004. Reticulate evolution in kiwifruit (Actinidia, Actinidiaceae) identified by comparing their maternal and paternal phylogenies. Amer. J. Bot. 91:736-747.
  2. International Society for Horticultural Science. International Cultivar Registration Authority (on-line resource).
  3. Li, J. et al. 2002. Molecular phylogeny and infrageneric classification of Actinidia (Actinidiaceae). Syst. Bot. 27:408-415. Note: current subgeneric classification is unsupported
  4. Li, X. W. et al. 2009. Advances in the study of the systematics of Actinidia Lindley. Frontiers Biol. 4:55-61.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=149. Accessed 10 May 2026.