Litchi chinensis Sonn.

 
  • Family : SAPINDACEAE
    (Soapberry Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : REETHA FAMILY (रीठा फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Sapindaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Nephelium chinense (Sonn.) M.R.Almeida; Nephelium litchi Camb.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Litchi chinensis Sonn.
  • Common name : Litchi, Lychee
  • Vernacular name :
    • Lichi (Hindi)
    • Lichu (Oria)
    • Litchi (Malayalam)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Comments / notes : Cultivated for edible fruit
  • Flower, Fruit : January-June
  • Distribution :
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
  • Native : South China
  • World Distribution : Cultivated in many parts of the World
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1
    • N.P. Sing & S. Karthikeyan 2000. Flora of Maharashtra vol 1
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
    • Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Litchi chinensis. Downloaded on 7 November 2024.

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