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Arctic Beauty

Actinidia kolomikta Maxim.
Arctic Beauty
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Actinidia kolomikta, known as Arctic Beauty, is a flowering plant in the Actinidiaceae family. It is native to temperate mixed forests in the Russian Far East, Korea, Japan, and China. This species was first described in 1859 by Maxim.

Description

Actinidia kolomikta is a member of the Actinidiaceae family and is found in temperate mixed forests across the Russian Far East, Korea, Japan, and China. It is also distributed in several regions including China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Khabarovsk, Kuril Is., Manchuria, Primorye, Sakhalin, and Uzbekistan. The species was first described in 1859 by Maxim. Common names for this plant include Arctic Beauty and variegated-leaf hardy kiwi.

Other common names

Arctic beauty kiwiManchurian-gooseberryhardy kiwikishmishArctic Beauty

Distribution

NO · SE · AM · China North-Central · China South-Central · China Southeast · Japan · Khabarovsk · Korea · Kuril Is. · Manchuria · Primorye · Sakhalin · Uzbekistan

Synonyms

Actinidia gagnepainiiActinidia kolomikta var. gagnepainiiActinidia leptophyllaActinidia maloidesActinidia maloides f. cordataActinidia tetramera var. maloidesPrunus kolomiktaPrunus kolomiktaKalomikta mandshuricaTrochostigma kolomiktaActinidia kolomikta var. sugawaranaActinidia kolomikta var. shihmienensis

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