Lychee
A lychee (pronounced LIE-chee) is a tropical fruit in the genus Litchi. It is grown in some parts of India like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar apart from southern China. Lychees from India are distinctly different from the ones grown in China- apart from being larger and juicier, their outer shell is reddish unlike the brown color lychees in China. Since it is tropical, it will only grow in a warm, wet climate.
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Scientific classification 
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| Unrecognized taxon (fix): | Sapindoideae |
| Genus: | Litchi Sonn. |
| Species: | L. chinensis
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The inside of a lychee is a clear, pinkish-white color. The outside of the fruit is a hard spiky shell. Its seed is brown in color and very hard. The seeds are poisonous and should not be eaten. The lychee has a sweet taste, and may be frozen, made into sauces, jam, puree, or preserves. When frozen, the lychee tastes similar to sorbet.
Lychee Media
Pierre Sonnerat's drawing from Voyage aux Indes Orientales et à la Chine (1782)
L. chinensis tree at Parque Municipal Summit in Panama
flowers of Litchi chinensis (picture taken on Réunion island)
Germinating lychee seed with its main root (about 3 months old)
Clusters of Mauritius Lychee (Litchi chinensis / Sapindaceae) changing colors towards red in a tree in Rockledge, Florida.
China 3 cultivar of lychee fruit
Lychee fruits at a market in West Bengal, India
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References
- ↑ "Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).
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2. Off season production of litchi in South India for crop diversification and income enhancement of farmers - Indian Institute of horticulture research.