Species Detail

Actinidia spp. / Kiwifruit / 猕猴桃属植物

Introduction
Actinidia is a genus of woody and, with a few exceptions, dioecious plants native to temperate eastern Asia, occurring throughout most of China, Taiwan, Korea, and Japan, and extending north to southern areas of Russian Far East and south into Indochina. The genus includes shrubs growing to 6 metres (20 feet) tall, and vigorous, strong-growing vines, growing up to 30 m (100 ft) in tree canopies. They mostly tolerate temperatures down to around −15 °C (5 °F), and some are much hardier.
Actinidia chinensis known commercially as the golden kiwifruit, is a fruiting vine, native to China. Species such as Actinidia arguta, Actinidia eriantha are common species belong to this genus and have important economic value.
Common name: / Kiwifruit / 猕猴桃属植物
Taxonomy: Viridiplantae; Streptophyta; Streptophytina; Embryophyta; Tracheophyta; Euphyllophyta; Spermatophyta; Magnoliopsida; Mesangiospermae; eudicotyledons; Gunneridae; Pentapetalae; asterids; Ericales; Actinidiaceae; Actinidia

Genome

1. Pilkington SM, Crowhurst R, Hilario E, et al. A manually annotated Actinidia chinensis var . chinensis ( kiwifruit ) genome highlights the challenges associated with draft genomes and gene prediction in plants. BMC Genomics. 2018;19(1):257. Published 2018 Apr 16.
2. Wu H, Ma T, Kang M, et al. A high-quality Actinidia chinensis (kiwifruit) genome. Hortic Res. 2019;6:117. Published 2019 Oct 15.
3. Huang S, Ding J, Deng D, et al. Draft genome of the kiwifruit Actinidia chinensis. Nat Commun. 2013;4:2640.
4. Yao X, Wang S, Wang Z, et al. The genome sequencing and comparative analysis of a wild kiwifruit Actinidia eriantha. Mol Hortic. 2022;2(1):13. Published 2022 May 8.
5. Han X, Zhang Y, Zhang Q, et al. Two haplotype-resolved, gap-free genome assemblies for Actinidia latifolia and Actinidia chinensis shed light on the regulatory mechanisms of vitamin C and sucrose metabolism in kiwifruit. Mol Plant. 2023;16(2):452-470.
6. Wang Y, Li P, Zhu Y, et al. Graph-Based Pangenome of Actinidia chinensis Reveals Structural Variations Mediating Fruit Degreening. Adv Sci (Weinh). Published online May 17, 2024.
7. Yue J, Chen Q, Zhang S, et al. Origin and evolution of the kiwifruit Y chromosome. Plant Biotechnol J. 2024;22(2):287-289.
8. Wang Y, Dong M, Wu Y, et al. Telomere-to-telomere and haplotype-resolved genome of the kiwifruit Actinidia eriantha. Mol Hortic. 2023;3(1):4. Published 2023 Feb 17.
9. Yue J, Liu J, Tang W, et al. Kiwifruit Genome Database (KGD): a comprehensive resource for kiwifruit genomics. Hortic Res. 2020;7:117. Published 2020 Aug 1.
10. Huang S, Ding J, Deng D, et al. Draft genome of the kiwifruit Actinidia chinensis. Nat Commun. 2013;4:2640.
11. Zhang F, Wang Y, Lin Y, et al. Haplotype-resolved genome assembly provides insights into evolutionary history of the Actinidia arguta tetraploid. Mol Hortic. 2024;4(1):4. Published 2024 Feb 6.
12. Yue J, Chen Q, Wang Y, et al. Telomere-to-telomere and gap-free reference genome assembly of the kiwifruit Actinidia chinensis. Hortic Res. 2022;10(2):uhac264. Published 2022 Dec 2.
13. Tang W, Sun X, Yue J, et al. Chromosome-scale genome assembly of kiwifruit Actinidia eriantha with single-molecule sequencing and chromatin interaction mapping. Gigascience. 2019;8(4):giz027.
14. Yu X, Qin M, Qu M, et al. Genomic analyses reveal dead-end hybridization between two deeply divergent kiwifruit species rather than homoploid hybrid speciation. Plant J. 2023;115(6):1528-1543.