獼猴桃

獼猴桃屬木本植物，除少數例外，是雌雄異株的植物，原產於東亞溫帶，遍布中國，台灣，韓國和日本的大部分地區，從北向西伯利亞東南部延伸至印度支那。 該屬包括生長至6 m高的灌木和生長旺盛的旺盛藤本植物，其樹冠生長至30 m。
The leaves are alternate, simple, with a dentate margin and a long petiole.葉片互生，單葉，具齒狀邊緣和長葉柄。 The flowers are solitary or in axillary cymes, usually white, with five small petals.花單生或腋生聚繖花序，通常白色，有五個小花瓣。 Most of the species are dioecious with separate male and female plants, but some are monoecious.多數物種雌雄異株，雌雄分開，但有些雌雄同株。 The fruit is a large berry containing numerous small seeds;果實為大漿果，內含無數小種子。 in most species the fruit is edible.在大多數物種中，水果是可食用的。