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Etymology. Early varieties discovered and cultivated in China, were described in a 1904 nursery catalogue as having "...edible fruits the size of walnuts, and the flavour of ripe gooseberries ", [7] leading to the name Chinese gooseberry. [2]
People who tasted the fruit thought it had a gooseberry flavour, so began to call it the Chinese gooseberry, but being from the genus Actinidia, it is not related to the gooseberry family, Grossulariaceae. The familiar cultivar Actinidia deliciosa 'Hayward' was developed by Hayward Wright in Avondale, New Zealand, around 1924. This is the most ...
Physalis edulis Sims. Physalis peruviana is a species of plant in the nightshade family ( Solanaceae) native to Chile and Peru. [2] Within that region, it is called aguaymanto, uvilla or uchuva, in addition to numerous indigenous and regional names.
Green gooseberries. Red berries of Ribes uva-crispa. Gooseberry ( / ˈɡuːsbɛri / GOOSS-berr-ee or / ˈɡuːzbɛri / GOOZ-berr-ee (American and northern British) or / ˈɡʊzbəri / GUUZ-bər-ee (southern British)) [1] is a common name for many species of Ribes (which also includes currants ), as well as a large number of plants of similar ...
Actinidia. Species: A. arguta. Binomial name. Actinidia arguta. ( Siebold & Zucc.) Planch. ex Miq. Actinidia arguta, the hardy kiwi, is a perennial vine native to Japan, Korea, Northern China, and the Russian Far East. It produces a small kiwifruit without the hair-like fiber covering the outside, unlike most other species of the genus.
Actinidia eriantha is a species of flowering plant in the Chinese gooseberry family Actinidiaceae, native to southern China. A large climbing shrub, it is found in low mountain forests and grassy thickets at elevations from 200 to 1,000 m (700 to 3,300 ft). It fruits in November, which has precluded its development as a commercial crop.
Actinidia rufa is a species of flowering plant in the Chinese gooseberry family Actinidiaceae, native to Taiwan, some of the southwestern South Korean islands, the Ryukyu Islands, and southern and south-central Japan. A large climbing shrub, it is found in mountain forests at elevations from 1,000 to 2,000 m (3,300 to 6,600 ft).
The typical Physalis fruit is similar to a firm tomato in texture, and like a sweet, tangy grape in flavor. [6] Some species, such as the Cape gooseberry and tomatillo, have been bred into many cultivars with varying flavors, from tart to sweet to savory.
Actinidia chinensis (Planch.), [1] known commercially as the golden kiwifruit, is a fruiting vine, native to China. It is one of some 40 related species of the genus Actinidia, and closely related to Actinidia deliciosa, [2] which is the source of the most common commercial kiwifruit.
Origins of the industry. The first commercial planting of Chinese gooseberries occurred in 1937 by the orchardist Jim MacLoughlin. He found that the vines were low maintenance and fruited well. By 1940, MacLoughlin purchased more property for Chinese gooseberry production.