Polygama Kiwi (Actinidia polygama lecomtei)

Family: Actinidiaceae | Edibility: Edible (3/5)

Actinidia polygama lecomtei is a deciduous Climber growing to 5 m (16ft 5in). It is frost tender. It is in flower from June to July, and the seeds ripen from October to November. The species is dioecious (individual flowers are either male or female, but only one sex is to be found on any one plant so both male and female plants must be grown if seed is required). and is pollinated by Bees, insects. The plant is not self-fertile.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Fruit - raw or cooked. The ovoid fruit is orange and hairless when fully ripe, it can be up to 3cm long. It contains a number of small seeds, but these are easily eaten with the fruit. — Fruit - raw or cooked.; The ovoid fruit is orange and hairless when fully ripe, it can be up to 3cm long.; It contains a number of small seeds, but these are easily eaten with the fruit.

Habitat & North American Range

Thickets, 1350 - 2100 metres in W. Hupeh, Szechwan and S. Shensi. (Zone 4, Zone 5, Zone 6, Zone 7, Zone 8)