Litchi
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Litchi is a tropical fruit-bearing tree genus best known for producing sweet, aromatic lychee fruits with rough red skins and translucent white flesh.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Litchi chinensis | 1 |
| Shahi litchi | 1 |
| Litchi fruit | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
edible fruit
ⓘ
fruit tree species ⓘ plant genus ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Eudicots ⓘ Rosids ⓘ |
| climatePreference | warm humid climate ⓘ |
| commonName |
lychee
ⓘ
lychee genus ⓘ |
| contains | single dark seed ⓘ |
| cultivatedIn |
subtropical regions
ⓘ
tropical regions ⓘ |
| eatenAs | fresh fruit ⓘ |
| economicUse | commercial fruit production ⓘ |
| family | Sapindaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flavor | sweet and aromatic ⓘ |
| fleshColor | translucent white ⓘ |
| flowerType | small greenish-white flowers ⓘ |
| fruitType | fleshy drupe ⓘ |
| genus | Litchi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| growthForm | evergreen tree ⓘ |
| hasSpecies | Litchi chinensis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| knownFor | producing lychee fruits ⓘ |
| leafType | pinnate leaves ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Southeast Asia
ⓘ
northern Vietnam ⓘ southern China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nutrient |
antioxidants
ⓘ
dietary fiber ⓘ vitamin C ⓘ |
| order | Sapindales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pollination | insect-pollinated ⓘ |
| producedBy | Litchi chinensis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| produces | lychee fruit ⓘ |
| propagationMethod |
air layering
ⓘ
grafting ⓘ seeds ⓘ |
| sensitivity | frost-sensitive ⓘ |
| skinColorWhenRipe | red ⓘ |
| skinTexture | rough ⓘ |
| taxonomicRank | genus ⓘ |
| typicalHeight | 10–28 meters ⓘ |
| usedIn |
beverages
ⓘ
desserts ⓘ fruit salads ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Litchi chinensis
this entity surface form:
Shahi litchi