Editing Actinidia (section)

==Description==

''Actinidia'' are perennial climbing vines, typically found int he lower storey of forests, along stream beds and at forest margins. Some species of ''Actinidia'' can form dense thickets, such as ''[[Actinidia kolomikta]]'' and ''[[Actinidia venosa]]''.<ref name="Domestication">{{cite book|first1=A. R.|last1=Ferguson|author-link1=Ross Ferguson|chapter=The Genus ''Actinidia''|pages=1–35|title=Kiwifruit Science and Management |editor-last1=Warrington |editor-first1=I. J.|editor-last2=Weston|editor-first2=G. C. |year=1990 |location=Auckland |publisher=New Zealand Society for Horticultural Science |isbn=0-908596-28-6}}</ref>{{rp|15}}

''Actinidia'' leaves alternate, and typically have a long [[Petiole (botany)|petiole]], covered in hairs in some members of the genus.<ref name="Domestication"/>{{rp|18}} Leaves can be variable in size and shape, even within individual plants.<ref name="Domestication"/>{{rp|18}} Members of ''Actinidia'' have [[dioecious]] flowers, and have cup-shaped flowers, typically with five or more petals.<ref name="Domestication"/>{{rp|18}}

The fruit of ''Actinidia'' is a berry with hundreds of small, darkly-coloured seeds, embedded into the fruit flesh. The fruit is often a bright green colour due to the presence of [[chlorophyll]], something uncommonly found in ripe fruit.<ref name="Domestication"/>{{rp|19}} Fruit flesh often ranges from bright yellow to dark green, depending on the species.<ref name="Domestication"/>{{rp|19}}