| 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 |