Litchi

Litchi chinensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sapindales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Sapindales

Familia: Sapindaceae
Subfamilia: Sapindoideae
Tribus: Nephelieae
Genus: Litchi
Species: L. chinensis

Name

Litchi Sonn. Voy. Ind. Orient. 3: 255. (1782)

• monotypic taxon

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Corvinia Stadtm. ex Willemet
  • Euphoria Comm. ex Juss.
  • Laetji Osbeck ex Steud.
  • Scytalia Gaertn.

References

• Sonnerat, P. 1782. Voyage aux Indes Orientales 3: 255.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Litchi in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Apr. 5. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Litchi. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 5 2021.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Litchi in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Litschi
English: Lychee
español: Lechia
suomi: Litsit
中文: 荔枝