 actinidia sunset western garden book, 1995:606â607 is a genus of woody and, with few exceptions, dioecious plants native to temperate eastern asia, occurring throughout most of china, taiwan, korea and japan, and extending north to southeast siberia and south into indochina. the genus includes shrubs growing to  tall, and vigorous, strong-growing vines, growing up to  in tree canopies. they mostly tolerate temperatures down to around â15Â°c (5Â°f), and some are much hardier. the leaves are alternate and simple, with a dentated margin and a long petiole. the flowers are solitary or in axillary cymes, usually white, with five small petals. most of the species are dioecious with separate male and female plants, but some are monoecious. the fruit is a large berry containing numerous small seeds; in most species, the fruit is edible. in particular, this genus is known for the species actinidia deliciosa, the kiwifruit or chinese gooseberry, and for the hardy ornamental a.&nbsp;kolomikta. == species == the 40â60 species of actinidia include:  *actinidia arguta â kokuwa, tara vine or hardy kiwi **a. arguta var. cordifolia **a. arguta var. giraldii **a. arguta var. nervosa **a. arguta var. purpurea *actinidia arisanensis *actinidia callosa **a. callosa var. acuminata **a. callosa var. discolor **a. callosa var. ephippioides **a. callosa var. formosana **a. callosa var. henryi **a. callosa var. strigillosa *actinidia carnosifolia **a. carnosifolia var. glaucescens *actinidia chengkouensis *actinidia chinensis **a. chinensis var. hispida **a. chinensis var. jinggangshanensis **a. chinensis var. setosa *actinidia chrysantha *actinidia cinerascens **a. cinerascens var. longipetiolata **a. cinerascens var. tenuifolia *actinidia cordifolia *actinidia coriacea *actinidia cylindrica **a. cylindrica f. obtusifolia{{citation needed|date=septemb
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