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Litchi chinensis

Sonn. (1782)

This name is accepted

Kingdom: Viridiplantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class/Clade: Eudicot-Rosids Order: Sapindales Family: Sapindaceae Genus: Litchi

litchi, lychee

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Description

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Historical Distribution

Accepted Subtaxa (in Hawai'i) (1)

Litchi chinensis subsp. chinensis

Uses and Culture

USES

Natural History

Statewide Status

Only found in cultivation

Island Status

O'ahu Only found in cultivation

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Specimens

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Bibliography

Name Published In: Voy. Indes Orient., ed. 2, 3: 255 (1782)

Occurrences

SNo. Scientific Name Locality Habitat Basis of Record Description Recorded By Record Number Island Source Date
1 Litchi chinensis Kailua, garden at 236 Kuuhoa Pl., home of T. and B. Burch. Male flowers from first flowering of young tree Preserved_Specimen Burch, B.L. Oahu BISH 1993-03-24
2 Litchi chinensis Kailua, 236 Kuuhoa Pl. [collector's home] garden Preserved_Specimen Burch, B. Oahu BISH 1991-04-10
3 Litchi chinensis Honolulu: Nuuanu Valley; 42 Coelho Way Preserved_Specimen Fr. minus white pulp; shells bright-red when fresh Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1946-06-25
4 Litchi chinensis U.H.Campus, Watanabe Hall full sun Preserved_Specimen tree 7 m tall with a dense rounded crown. Lau, J. 1931 Oahu BISH 1986-02-02
5 Litchi chinensis Kailua, 236 Kuuhoa Pl. [collector's home] Preserved_Specimen Burch, B. Oahu BISH 1993-05-06
6 Litchi chinensis Honolulu: Nuuanu Valley; 42 Coelho Way Preserved_Specimen Tree 15 ft. high Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1945-03-01
7 Litchi chinensis Honolulu, 42 Coelho Way. Preserved_Specimen Fruit minus white pulp; shells bright red when fresh. Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1946-06-25
8 Litchi chinensis Honolulu, 42 Coelho Way Preserved_Specimen Tree 20 ft. high. Ripe fr. bright red, pulp wax-white; seed red brown Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1947-06-08
9 Litchi chinensis Honolulu: Nuuanu Valley; 42 Coelho Way Preserved_Specimen Neal, M.C. Oahu BISH 1949-05-17
10 Litchi chinensis University of Hawaii campus Preserved_Specimen Krajina, V.J. Oahu BISH 1962-01-20
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