Actinidia chinensis Planch.
Kiwifruit (Actinidia chinensis) is a long-lived, deciduous climbing vine that is native to China. It was introduced to New Zealand as a fruit crop and was first recorded in the wild (naturalised) in 1982. The plant climbs by twining stems and has large, rounded leaves with a soft, hairy underside. It flowers from October to December, producing creamy white flowers, which develop into large, brown, hairy fruit containing many small black seeds. It reproduces by seed and vegetatively from stem fragments. Seeds are dispersed by birds and other animals that eat the fruit.
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