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Why is Monkey Peach called Monkey Peach?

Why? Why not call it another monkey peach? Because macaques love to eat?

The ancient name of kiwifruit is Li Chu. As far back as 2,500 years ago, there was a saying in the Book of Songs: "Ji Dechu is outstanding." (now Xinzheng, Mixian and Xingyang), it can be seen that kiwifruit production has been in Henan since ancient times. Cen Can, a native of Nanyang in the Tang Dynasty, wrote a poem: "A kiwi fruit tree in the courtyard". It is understood that kiwifruit was cultivated artificially at that time. The Tang Dynasty's Herbal Supplement said: "Kiwi is non-toxic and can be used as medicine. Indications: joint wind, paralysis, perennial white hair, hemorrhoids, etc. Li Shizhen in Ming Dynasty also wrote in Compendium of Materia Medica: "Its shape is like pear, its color is like peach, and macaques like eating, hence the name. "From the above records, it shows that my ancestors knew the shape, nature and medical use of kiwifruit very early.