Kiwi

Kiwi (Actinidia deliciosa), also called kiwifruit or Chinese gooseberry, woody vine, and edible fruit of the family Actinidiaceae. The plant is native to mainland China and Taiwan and is also grown commercially in New Zealand and California. The fruit can be either raw or cooked and has a little acidic flavor. The juice can occasionally be used to tenderize meat. Vitamin C and K levels in raw kiwis are high.

The male and female blooms on kiwi vines are produced on different individuals because they are dioecious. Typically, one male plant can help three to eight female plants pollinate. The ellipsoidal kiwi fruit has brownish-green skin that is hairy and is a real berry. Numerous tasty purple-black seeds embedded around a white center can be seen throughout the hard translucent green flesh. The deciduous leaves are alternately borne on tall petioles, and the immature leaves have reddish hairs on them.