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Taxon:  Litchi chinensis Sonn.



Summary
Genus:
Litchi
Family:
Sapindaceae
Subfamily:
Sapindoideae
Nomen number:
22399
Place of publication:
Voy. Indes orient. 2:230[quarto], 3:255[octavo], t. 129. 1782
Verified:
11/01/1985 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Litchi chinensis Sonn. subsp. chinensis (0 active accession[s])
Litchi chinensis Sonn. subsp. philippinensis (Radlk.) Leenh. (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Nephelium litchi Cambess.
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. Degani, C. et al. 2003. Identifying lychee (Litchi chinensis Sonn.) cultivars and their genetic relationships using intersimple sequence repeat (ISSR) markers. J. Amer. Soc. Hort. Sci. 128:838-845.
  3. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
  4. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  5. Fosberg, F. R. et al. 1979-1982. Geographical checklist of the Micronesian Dicotyledonae/ Pteridophyta and Gymnospermae.
  6. Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
  7. Hackett, C. & J. Carolane. 1982. Edible Horticultural Crops Academic Press.
  8. Leenhouts, P. W. 1971. A revision of Dimocarpus (Sapindaceae). Blumea 19:129.
  9. Leenhouts, P. W. 1978. Systematic notes on the Sapindaceae - Nephelieae. Blumea 24:398.
  10. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
  11. Luna, R. K. 1996. Plantation trees. Note: International Book Distributors
  12. Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
  13. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
  14. Personal Care Products Council. INCI
  15. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  16. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
  17. Reichel, S. 1998. pers. comm. Note: re. German common names
  18. Rosengarten, F. 1984. The book of edible nuts
  19. Sarin, N. B. et al. 2009. Litchi breeding for genetic improvement. Breeding plantation tree crops: temperate species 7:217-245.
  20. Tindall, H. D. 1994. Sapindaceous fruits: botany and horticulture. Hort. Rev. 16:144, 145, 147, 151, 153, 161.
  21. Verheij, E. W. M. & R. E. Coronel, eds. 1991. Edible fruits and nuts. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 2:191.
  22. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Common names
English
leechee –
litchi –
lychee –
French
cerisier de Chine –
litchi de Chine –
German
Litchi –
Litchibaum –
Litchipflanze –
Italian
lici –
Portuguese
litchia –
Portuguese (Brazil)
lichia –
Swedish
litchi –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangdong Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHainan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaCambodia probably native
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam n. (probably native)
2Cultivated    also cult.
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalMalesiaPhilippines  
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Guangdong Sheng, Hainan Sheng]
Asia-Tropical
  • INDO-CHINA: Cambodia (probably native), Vietnam (n. (probably native))
Cultivated

  • REGION:
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India
  • INDO-CHINA: Myanmar
  • MALESIA: Philippines
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Rosengarten, F. 1984. The book of edible nuts
Human foodfruitp. 161.Tindall, H. D. 1994. Sapindaceous fruits: botany and horticulture. Hort. Rev. 16:144, 145, 147, 151, 153, 161.
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=22399. Accessed 8 May 2025.