Early varieties were described in a 1904 nurseryman's catalogue as having ..."edible fruits the size of walnuts, and the flavour of ripe gooseberries..." and Europeans called it the Chinese gooseberry.
Izinhlobo okuqala uchazwa 1904 nursery ikhathalogi ukuba '... izithelo ezidliwayo usayizi walnuts, nokunambitheka kwe ezivuthiwe gooseberries ," [1] okuholela igama ugqumugqumu Chinese.