About the plant
The kiwi fruit is actually native to China. It was first grown commercially in New Zealand, where it was cleverly marketed under the name kiwi fruit, in a nod to the fuzzy brown native bird.
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Not yet evaluated
The International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species uses a set of criteria to evaluate the extinction risk of the world’s species. The ongoing mission is to evaluate every plant species in the world.
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Good garden plantPlant can be grown outside in the UK
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Human foodPlant supplies food for humans
Facts
- Fruits are really berries
- Rich in vitamins C, E and B
- Creamy-white scented flowers
- Specimens in the Berberis Dell
© Chih-hung Chen
By Karduelis via Wikimedia Commons
By Rob Hille, via Wikimedia Commons
By Rob Hille, via Wikimedia Commons
© Chih-hung Chen
By Luca83 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Mary Isabel Fraser
New Zealand headteacher, Mary Isabel Fraser, is credited with introducing Actinidia deliciosa from China to her homeland in 1904. She had been visiting her sister in the Hubei province and returned with seeds of what was then called Chinese gooseberry.
Back in Wanganui local nurseryman Alexander Allison planted the seeds and the vines first fruited in 1910. From this experiment the worldwide kiwi fruit industry developed.
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Not yet evaluated
The International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List of Threatened Species uses a set of criteria to evaluate the extinction risk of the world’s species. The ongoing mission is to evaluate every plant species in the world.
IUCN Red List Status:
Not yet evaluatedData deficientLeast concernNear threatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically endangeredExtinct in the wildExtinct -
Good garden plantPlant can be grown outside in the UK
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Human foodPlant supplies food for humans