kiwi fruit

     

The kiwifruit (or kiwi) is the eible berry of a cultivar group of the woody vine Actinidia deliciosa and hybrids between this and other species in the genus Actinidia. The Actinidia is native to Shaanxi, China.

Trivia about kiwi fruit

  • This bright green fruit is featured in pavlova, a dessert from New Zealand
  • New Zealand leads the world in the production of this fruit also known as the Chinese gooseberry
  • Introduced into New Zealand in 1906, this fruit was named for the country's national symbol
  • You would expect to find this fruit in New Zealand
  • New Zealanders have been known to use the fuzzy skin of this fruit to fix bicycle tire punctures