Alternative names of lychee: Dan Lai, Li Zhi, Li Zhi, Volcano Lai, Le Lai, Lai Zhi, Lai Guo.

The earliest literature on lychee is the Western Han Dynasty Sima Xiangru's "Shanglin Fugue", the text is written "away from the branch", cut off the meaning of the branch. Originally, the ancients have recognized that this fruit can not leave the branches and leaves, if even cut off the branch, the freshness period will be lengthened. In this regard, the Ming Dynasty Li Shizhen also recognized. "Compendium of Materia Medica - fruit three - lychee" [interpretation of the name]: "According to Bai Juyi cloud: if away from the branch, one day color change, three days taste change. The name of the branch, or take this meaning." Around the beginning of the Eastern Han Dynasty, "离支" was written as "lychee".

Litchi is a subtropical fruit tree produced in southern China, belonging to the Sapindaceae, is the only species of the genus Lychee, an important fruit crop for South China, annual production of more than one million tons. Litchi is quite demanding in terms of freshness, so it is usually transported at low temperature. Raw lychee and lychee kernels contain the poison methylenecyclopropylacetic acid, which can cause hypoglycemia and acute seizures when consumed in excess.

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Main Cultivars of Litchi

Main Cultivars of Litchi There are thirteen kinds of March red, round branch, black leaf, Huaizhi, Gui flavor, sticky rice cake, Yuanhong, Lanzhu, Chen Zi, hanging green, crystal ball, Princess smile, sugar poppy and so on. Among them, Gui Wei and Glutinous Rice Cake are the best varieties and are also the choice for fresh food, while Hanging Green is a precious and hard-to-find variety. "Luogang Gui flavor", "Bicun sticky rice cake" and "Zengcheng hanging green" has "three masters of litchi". Huiyang Zhenlong Gui flavor, sticky rice cake is more delicious and sweet.

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