Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Sapindaceae | Genus: Litchi | Species: Litchi chinensis Sonn. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Corvinia litschi Stadtm. ex Willemet, Euphoria didyma Blanco |
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 | Up to 1000 m | Fruit Type | Nut |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit oval, heart shaped or nearly round, 2.5 cm or more in diameter |
| Habitat | Occurs around the field and cultivated in garden | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | China, Malaysia, Vietnam and exotic in India,Australia Brazil, Honduras, Hong Kong, subtropical and tropical areas of the world | Bark Details | Grey, trunk and limbs |
| Distribution in manipur | Origin | Exotic | |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | Tree is handsome, dense, round-topped, slow-growing, 30 to 100 ft (9-30 m) high and equally broad, evergreen leaves, 5 to 8 in (12.5-20 cm) long, are pinnate, having 4 to 8 alternate, elliptic-oblong to lanceolate, abruptly pointed, leaflets, somewhat leathery, smooth, glossy, dark-green on the upper surface and grayish-green beneath and 2 to 3 in (5-7.5 cm) long | Leaf Details | 2 to 8 leaflets have a reddish color when young, becoming shiny and bright green when mature |
