Pan India Bouquets

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
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Actinidia callosa. Downloaded on 6 June 2023.