紅莖獼猴桃

Actinidea callosa Lindl. var. discolor sensu auct. Taiwan. (sensu auct. Taiwan)

Climbing shrubs to 8 m.; plant all glabrous except the ovary; branchlets grayish-brown, 3-15 cm. long, lenticels obvious; pith solid, yellowish-white; branches dark brown. Leaves chartaceous, elliptic to obovate, 4-12 cm. long, 3-6 cm. broad, acuminate or apiculate at the apex, broad cuneat or rounded at the base, finely apiculate-serrate, the upper surface dark green, light green on the lower surface, lateral veins 6-7 per side; petioles 1.5-5.5 cm long, raddish or green. Inflorescences in axillary cymes, ususlly solitary; peduncles 3-10 mm. long ; pedicels 5-12 mm. long; flowers white; sepals 4-5, ovoid to ovate-elliptic, 4-5 mm. long, glabrous or tomentose on the margins; petals 5, obovate 5-6 mm. long; ovary elliptic brownish pubescent. Fruit ovoid to ovate-oblong, 1-3 cm. long, grayish-green, glabrous, pale brown spot obviosly.

TAIPEI：Kang-gu, H.Keng ＆ M.T.Kao 2904(HAST). CHIAYI：Tatungshan, C.M.Wang 222(TNM). NANTOU：Fenghuangshan, J.J.Peng 606(TESRI). TAITUNG：Tajen hsiang, J.C.Wang et al. 8811(HAST). HUALIEN：Chohsi hsiang Huangma, T.P. Chiang 66(HAST).

Endemic. In forests at low to medium altitudes.