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Scientific classification | |
Species: | L. chinensis
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Binomial name | |
Litchi chinensis Sonn.[1] |
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"Lychee" in Chinese characters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 荔枝 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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A lychee (pronounced LIE-Chee) is a tropical fruit in the genus Litchi. It comes from southern China. Since it is tropical, it will only grow in a warm, wet climate.
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.
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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