Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Sapindaceae | Genus: Litchi | Species: Litchi chinensis Sonn. |
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| Synonym | Litchi chinensis var. euspontanea | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Leechee, Lychee | Flower Type | Panicle |
| English / Trade Name | Lychee | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Lichi | Fruiting Period | April-June |
| Altitude | Upto 1000 m | Fruit Type | Nut |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit oval, heart shaped or nearly round, 2.5 cm or more in diameter |
| Habitat | Cultivated around the field and garden | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | China, Malaysia, Vietnam and exotic in Australia Brazil, Honduras, Hong Kong, India. Subtropical and tropical areas of the world | Bark Details | Grey, trunk and limbs |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park, Butterfly Park , Manimajara and Daria, Sector 1, Sector 3, Sector 26 | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | Crowned tree up 20 m, dense, round-topped. Bark smooth, grey -black. Leaves, pinnateLeaves leathery, pinnate, divided into 4-8 pairs of elliptic or lanceolate, acuminate, glabrous leaflets, 5-7 cm long, reddish when young, becoming shiny and bright green. Flower in a branched panicle, many flowered; flowers small, yellowish-white, functionally male or female; calyx tetramerous; corolla absent. Fruit covered by a rough leathery rind or pericarp, pink to strawberry red. Fruit oval, heart shaped or nearly round. The edible portion or aril, white, translucent, firm and juicy. | Leaf Details | 2 to 8 leaflets have a reddish color when young, becoming shiny and bright green when mature |
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