Exotic Tropical Fruit- Lychee/ Litchi

Exotic Tropical Fruit- Lychee/ Litchi The lychee (Litchi chinensis) is the sole member of the genus Litchi in the soapberry family, Sapindaceae. It is a tropical and subtropical fruit tree native to the Guangdong and Fujian provinces of China, and now cultivated in many parts of the world. The fresh fruit has a "delicate, whitish pulp" with a floral smell and a fragrant, sweet flavor. Since this perfume-like flavor is lost in the process of canning, the fruit is usually eaten fresh. An evergreen tree reaching 10–28 metres (33–92 ft) tall, the lychee bears fleshy fruits that are up to 5 cm long and 4 cm wide (2.0 in × 1.6 in). The outside of the fruit is covered by a pink-red, roughly textured rind that is inedible but easily removed to expose a layer of sweet, translucent white flesh. Lychees are eaten in many different dessert dishes, and are especially popular in China, throughout Southeast Asia, along with South Asia and parts of Southern Africa. China is the main producer of lychees, followed by India, with production occurring among other countries in Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent and South Africa. The lychee has a history and cultivation going back to 2000 BC according to records in China. Cultivation began in the area of southern China, Malaysia, and Vietnam. Wild trees still grow in parts of southern China and on Hainan Island. There are many stories of the fruit's use as a delicacy in the Chinese Imperial Court. It was first described and introduced to the West in 1656 by Michael Boym, a Polish Jesuit missionary (at that time Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth). tropical fruit lychee photo, Lychees Online, Pruning Lychee, hervest lychee, lychee tree, litchi fruit, lychee origin, lychee nuts, lychee litchi chinensis, lychee cultivation, litchi, Lychee (litchi) nutrition facts and health benefits, Lychee Cultivar Viewer, Lychee with the Tropical Fruit Growers of South Florid, Lychee, Rambutan & Longan, Tropical Fruit Growers, Health Benefits of Lychee and Nutrition Facts, Lychee Fruit, Trees, Products & Info, LYCHEE Fruit Facts, litchi fruit benefits, litchi fruit diet pills, litchi fruit during pregnancy, kiwi fruit, litchi fruit in hindi, how to eat litchi fruit, litchi fruit diet, Wikipedia Information