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In New Zealand and Australia, the word kiwi alone either refers to the bird or is used as a nickname for New Zealanders; [8] it is rarely used to refer to the fruit. [5] [10] Kiwifruit has since become a common name for all commercially grown green kiwifruit from the genus Actinidia. [1]
A plant which completes its life cycle (i.e. germinates, reproduces, and dies) within two years or growing seasons. Biennial plants usually form a basal rosette of leaves in the first year and then flower and fruit in the second year. bifid Forked; cut in two for about half its length. Compare trifid. bifoliate
Actinidia kolomikta, the kolomikta, [2] miyamatatabi, [3] super-hardy kiwi, [4] or variegated-leaf hardy kiwi, [5] is a species of flowering plant in the Chinese Gooseberry family (Actinidiaceae), native to temperate mixed forests of the Russian Far East, Korea, Japan and China (Eastern Asiatic Region).
The flowers also lack nectar. Male and female flowers appear on different plants (dioecious), and both sexes have to be planted nearby for fruit set. Commercial orchards often use bees, although the more labor-intensive hand pollination is sometimes employed. Male flowers are gathered and processed to extract their pollen.
The fruit is referred to as the arctic kiwi, baby kiwi, cocktail kiwi, dessert kiwi, grape kiwi, hardy kiwifruit, kiwi berry, northern kiwi, Siberian gooseberry, or Siberian kiwi, [2] and is an edible, berry- or grape-sized fruit similar to kiwifruit in taste and appearance, but is green, brownish, or purple with smooth skin, sometimes with a red blush.
They invert just before the flower starts expanding, so their bases become apical. The plants may be dioecious , monoecious , or hermaphroditic . The fruit is usually a berry , such as the edible kiwifruit, a cultivar from the genus Actinidia .
For individual plant species, see Category:Actinidia. Pages in category "Kiwifruit" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
The development time from flower to ripe fruit is about 3 months. [4] The main crop season varies by climate. The flowers on the tree may occur either single or in clusters of two to five flowers. They appear on the leaf axils on long, thin shoots. The flowers are small with four to five petals.