Litchi chinensis Sonn.

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Synonyms:
Common names: Lychee (English)
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Growth form(s): Tree.
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Literature:

Parker, T. (2023). Common Trees of Mozambique The Tree Press, Austin, Texas, USA Pages 350 - 351. (Includes a picture).

Other sources of information about Litchi chinensis:

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Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Litchi chinensis

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Litchi chinensis
African Plant Database: Litchi chinensis
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Litchi chinensis
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Litchi chinensis
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Litchi chinensis
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iNaturalist: Litchi chinensis
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Litchi chinensis
JSTOR Plant Science: Litchi chinensis
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Litchi chinensis
Plants of the World Online: Litchi chinensis
Tropicos: Litchi chinensis
Wikipedia: Litchi chinensis

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2007-25

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2025). Flora of Mozambique: Cultivated Plants: Species information: Litchi chinensis.
https://www.mozambiqueflora.com/cult/species.php?species_id=167310, retrieved 1 November 2025

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