A REPORT ON THE INVESTIGATION OF THE RESOURES OF ACTINIDIA PLANTS IN FUJIAN

The present paper is a description of the species ecological factors and distribution of Actini-dia plants.After the investigation we found that there are about 18 species/varieties of wild Ac-tinidia in Fujian,namely: Actinidia arguta, A, arguta var.purpvrea, A.melannandra var. melannandra, A.polygama. A.valvata, A, callosa var..strigillosa, A.callosa var.henryi, A.callosa var. discolor, A.chrysantha, A.sabiaefolia, A.hemsleyana, A. fulvicoma, A.latifolia,A.styracifolia, A.lanceolata, A.eriantha, A.zhejiangensis,A.chinensis var. chinensis. Among them the chinese-gooseberry (A.chinensls var.chinensis Panch) is the most prominent one; and the A.eriantha and A.latifolia are the next.They are rich with vitamin C.