Litchi · Kew POWO · Kew Plants of the World Online
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderSapindales
- FamilySapindaceae
Native toAssam, Borneo, China Southeast, Hainan, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam
General: A monotypic genus, Litchi chinensis Sonn., probably Use: Litchi is cultivated for its edible fruits in New Guinea
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 16
- With media
- 10
- Family
- Sapindaceae
- Collections
- SD, MO, CM, ECON, BRIT, MNHN
- Recorded in
- Ceylon, United States, Vietnam, Malaysia, China
Research
1,111 papers- Litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn.): A comprehensive and critical review on cancer prevention and intervention.Food chemistry · 2024
- Litchi (Litchi chinensis Sonn.): a comprehensive review of phytochemistry, medicinal properties, and product development.Food & function · 2021
- Unripe fruits of Litchi chinensis (Gaertn.) Sonn.: An overview of its toxicity.Annales pharmaceutiques francaises · 2023
- Litchi chinensis: medicinal uses, phytochemistry, and pharmacology.Journal of ethnopharmacology · 2015
- Litchi chinensis as a Functional Food and a Source of Antitumor Compounds: An Overview and a Description of Biochemical Pathways.Nutrients · 2017
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Subclass of
- fruit
- Parent taxon
- Sapindaceae
- Image
- Litchi chinensis Luc Viatour.jpg
Show 6 more facts
- taxon name
- Litchi
- Commons category
- Litchi
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon common name
- 荔枝属
- topic's main category
- Category:Litchi
Sources (2)
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