猕猴桃又名藤梨、羊桃、山梨,陇南山区群众俗称马铃蔓、羊桃苑、毛桃等,是猕猴桃科猕猴桃属的一种落叶攀缘藤本野生果树。原产我国,全国约有52个种、变种和类型。我国有十三个省都产猕猴桃,主要分布在长江流域南北各省、区。目前新西兰、美、日、法、英、意等国都在成片种植,通称“中华猕猴桃”。美国栽培面积巳达五十多万亩,新西兰于1906年从我国引种猕猴桃,1940年开始商业栽培,选育出五个商品性品种,年产量约一千五百万斤,畅销十五个国家,每公斤约1.4美元,是目前出口猕猴桃及其制品的主要国家。 Kiwi, also known as rattan pear, kumquat, Yamanashi, Longnan mountain masses commonly known as horseshoe, sheep’s garden, peaches, etc., is a Kiwi family Actinidaceae deciduous climbing vines wild fruit trees. Origin of our country, there are about 52 species, varieties and types. Thirteen provinces in China produce kiwifruit, which are mainly distributed in the provinces and regions in the north and south of the Yangtze River basin. At present, New Zealand, the United States, Japan, France, Britain, Italy and other countries are in the film planting, commonly known as “Chinese kiwifruit.” The cultivated area in the United States has reached over 500,000 mu. New Zealand introduced kiwifruit from China in 1906 and commercial cultivation in 1940. Five commercial varieties have been bred and their annual output is about 15 million kilograms. They are sold well in 15 countries , About 1.4 US dollars per kilogram, is currently the main export of kiwifruit and its products.