Name: Pangai Lychee

Alias: Fo Tou Fruit, Sakia Fruit, Shannon Pear, Taiwan called "Pineapple Sakia"

English Name: Sugar-apple, Sweetsop

Scientific Name: Annona squamosa L.

Family: Pangai Lychee

Genus: Pangai Lychee

Mature Year Hainan, Hainan, China

Mature Year Genus: Sen Lychee

Maturity period Hainan produces all year round, the main fruit maturity period in June to November

Sen Lychee is a tropical fruit, the fruit is sweet, and with its unique flavor, it is classified as one of the famous tropical fruits. Mature fruit is light greenish-yellow, the appearance of polygonal small finger large mollusc raised (there are many mature ovary and receptacle merged into), resembling a Buddha's head, so there is a Buddha's head fruit, the fruit of the name of the Sakyamuni.

Origin and distribution

Native to tropical America, China, Hainan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Taiwan.

Morphological features

Up to 5m high, thin, grayish-white bark, crown spherical or oblate. Single leaves alternate, elliptic lanceolate or oblong, 6-17cm long, apex pointed or obtuse, base rounded or broadly cuneate; flowers yellowish-green, 1-4 clustered at the top of the branch or opposite to the leaves, flowering period May-June; polymerized berries fleshy and subglobose, about 5-10cm in diameter, yellowish-green when ripe in August-October, with a sweet and aromatic taste.

Growth habit

Light-loving, like warm and humid climate, requiring an average annual temperature of 22 degrees above, not hardy; suitable for deep fertile well-drained sandy loam soil.

Shape and color: the fruit is a cluster, consisting of dozens of small petals, each petal contains a small black crystal nucleus. It is ovoid, green in color in the immature fruit, and light greenish-yellow in the mature fruit. Slightly sweet taste, creamy butter color or milky white, creamy cake-like, and aromatic, freshly eaten sweet, flavor is very good. Fruit edible rate of 67%. The weight of a single fruit is usually around 350 grams.

Nutritional value: fruit nutrients are extremely rich, per 100g of fruit pulp tissue nutrient content: water is 8.36g, soluble solids 18.0% -26%, fat 0.14% -0.3%, minerals 0.6% -0.7%, carbohydrates 23.9%, calcium 0.2%, phosphorus 0.04%, iron 1.0%, organic acids for the 0.42%, containing 15.3%-18.3% of total sugar, vitamin C is 265mg, protein content of 1.55g and other substances containing many human needs.

Health effects: lychee is very rich in nutrition, calories, can nourish beauty, replenish energy, clean blood, strong bones, prevent scurvy, enhance immunity, anti-cancer. Since ancient times, it is known as a superior tonic, high nutritional value.