1, riding a princess and laughing in the world of mortals, no one knew it was litchi. -Tang Du Mu's Three Poems of Crossing Huaqing Palace.
2. 300 lychees a day, I don't hesitate to be a Lingnan person. -Huizhou by Su Song Shi.
3, litchi red banks, in the rain. -Song Li Shi Zhong's "Bodhisattva Crossing the River, Purple laurel crying and breaking the tower".
Jinjiang is close to the west, and the litchi in Xinyu Shantou is ripe. -Zhang Tang Ji's Chengdu Qu.
5, the world is more precious, and the jade snow skin is covered with crimson yarn. -"Litchi" by Ming Qiu Jun.
6. Arouse the clear night scenery and recommend Lizi to new circles. -Huanxisha in Xiaoxiang, Zhang Song, took eighteen guests in the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Litchi, a kind of litchi in Sapindaceae, is also called "Litchi". Litchi is native to tropical and subtropical areas in southern China, mainly cultivated in Guangdong and southern Fujian, and also cultivated in Southeast Asia, with introduction records in Africa, America and Oceania. Litchi blooms in spring and bears fruit in summer. Litchi trees have a long life. "Song Xiang" litchi in Putian City, Fujian Province, is over 1200 years old and still has the ability to bear fruit.
Litchi is an evergreen tree. The root system is developed, which consists of taproot, lateral root, dense root and a large number of mycorrhiza. The height usually does not exceed 10m, sometimes it can reach 15m or higher, and the DBH can reach1.3m. The crown is broad and the bark is grayish black.
Leaves are even pinnate compound leaves, thin leathery or leathery, lanceolate or ovate-lanceolate, 6~ 15cm long and 2~4cm wide, with short tapering tip or tail, hairless on both sides, slender lateral veins and inconspicuous ventral surface. Flowers are compound racemose panicles, many of which are terminal, small in shape, with slender pedicels and 6-7 stamens, sometimes 8 stamens. Fruit ovoid to subglobose, usually dark red to bright red when mature; The aril (pulp) is milky white, translucent and easy to separate from the seed; The seeds are oblong, the seed coat is brown and the leather is shiny.
China is the origin of litchi, which is rich in germplasm resources. At present, there are more than 200 cultivated varieties, among which the well-known varieties are Yuhoubao (early maturity), Gualv, glutinous rice paste (late maturity) and so on. In addition, the seedless litchi in Hainan has good quality and high seedless rate, and the planting scale and market scale are gradually increasing. Litchi fruit can not only be eaten fresh, but also be made into dried litchi, fruit juice, canned sugar water, wine making, frozen litchi and so on. Litchi seed, litchi shell and root all have medicinal value, among which Litchi seed is a traditional Chinese medicine for treating qi stagnation, cold pain, cold hernia, abdominal pain and testicular swelling and pain.