Actinidiaceae

family of plants

The Actinidiaceae are a family of around 360 species of plants in the Ericales order.[1] The most important genus is Actinidia, the kiwifruits.

Actinidiaceae
Actinidia arguta flowers.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Actinidiaceae
Species:
A. 
Binomial name
Actinidiaceae

References change

  1. Anderberg, Arne A.; Rydin, Catarina; Källersjö, Mari (2002). "Phylogenetic relationships in the order Ericales s.l. : analyses of molecular data from five genes from the plastid and mitochondrial genomes". American Journal of Botany. 89 (4): 677–687. doi:10.3732/ajb.89.4.677. PMID 21665668.