Actinidia strigosa is a species of flowering plant in the Chinese gooseberry family Actinidiaceae, native to Sikkim and eastern Nepal.[1] A climber, its fruit is consumed by red pandas (Ailurus fulgens).[2]

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

References edit

  1. ^ "Actinidia strigosa Hook.f. & Thomson". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  2. ^ Pradhan, Sunita; Saha, Gautom K.; Khan, Jamal A. (2001). "Ecology of the red panda Ailurus fulgens in the Singhalila National Park, Darjeeling, India". Biological Conservation. 98: 11–18. doi:10.1016/S0006-3207(00)00079-3.