Actinidia rufa




Family Actinidiaceae
Scientific name Actinidia rufa (Siebold & Zuccarini) Planchon ex Miquel
Synonyms Actinidia arguta (Siebold & Zuccarini) Planchon ex Miquel var. rufa (Siebold & Zuccarini) Maximowicz; Actinidia callosa Lindley var. rufa (Siebold & Zuccarini) Makino; Trochostigma rufa Siebold & Zuccarini; Trochostigma rufum Siebold & Zuccarini
Common name (Japanese common name) shima saru-nashi [Okinawa monky pear tree], nashi-kadzura [pear vine]
(English common name) none
Distribution (Japan) Honshu (Kii Peninsular, Yamaguchi Prefecture), Shikoku, Kyushu, Okinawa
(Other nations) Korea, Taiwan
Chromosomal number 2n=58
Description Leaves 6-15cm long. Flowers white corollas 1-1.5cm, flowering in May, fruits 2-4cm. Deciduous. Vine.
Reference Actinidia rufa (Siebold & Zucc.) Planch. ex Miq.
Actinidia rufa (Siebold & Zuccarini) Planchon ex Miquel
Varietal Differences in Actinidin Concentration and Protease Activity in the Fruit Juice of Actinidia arguta QR& Actinidia rufa
Gene and uses therefor to modify pasture qualities of crops (US Patent 7244599/2007)
Sugar beet genes involved in stress tolerance (US Patent 7227053/2007)
Method for modifying plant morphology, biochemistry and physiology (US Patent 7259296/2007)
Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors and uses thereof (US Patent 7265267/2007)
Plant cytokinin oxidase (US Patent 7332316/2008)



May 2008
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden
May 2008
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden
May 2008
at Koishikawa Botanical Garden