Sapindaceae
Litchi

Litchi chinensis Sonn.

First published in Voy. Indes Orient., ed. 2, 3: 255 (1782)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is China (SW. Guangdong) to Peninsula Malaysia, Borneo, Philippines. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Borneo, China Southeast, Hainan, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam

Introduced into:

Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Cambodia, East Himalaya, India, Mauritius, Réunion

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

Kew's Tree of Life Explorer

Discover the flowering plant tree of life and the genomic data used to build it.

View the Tree of Life
PAFTOL

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Akoègninou, A., van der Burg, W.J. & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (eds.) (2006). Flore Analytique du Bénin: 1-1034. Backhuys Publishers.
  • Barooah, C. & Ahmed, I. (2014). Plant diversity of Assam. A checklist of Angiosperms and Gymnosperms: 1-599. Assam science technology and environment council, India.
  • Barthelat, F. (2019). La flore illustrée de Mayotte: 1-687. Biotope éditions.
  • Berendsohn, W.G., Gruber, A.K., Rodríguez Delcid, D. & Olmedo Galán, P. (2016). Nova Silva Cuscatlantica. Parte 3: Angiospermae - Familias R a Z y Gymnospermae. Englera 29(3): 1-356.
  • Bosser, J. & al. (eds.) (1997). Flore des Mascareignes 69: 79-1. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Dy Phon, P. (2000). Dictionnaire des plantes utilisées au Cambodge: 1-915. Chez l'auteur, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
  • Kiew, R., Chung, R.C.K., Shaw, L.G. & Soepadmo, E. (eds.) (2017). Flora of Peninsular Malaysia Series II: Seed Plants, volume 6. Malayan Forest Records 49: 1-231.
  • Lê, T.C. (2003). Danh lục các loài thực vật Việt Nam 2: 1-1203. Hà Nội : Nhà xuất bản Nông nghiệp.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Nielsen, I.C. & al. (1992-1994). Flora Malesiana 11: 1-768. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Singh, A. (2012). Exotic flora of the Chandauli district Uttar Pradesh, India: an overview. Indian Journal of Forestry 35: 79-84.
  • Turner, I.M. (1995 publ. 1997). A catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Malaya. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 47(2): 347-655.
  • Tâm, H.M. (2017). Thực Vật Chí Việt Nam. Flora of Vietnam 12: 1-356. Nhà xuất bản khoa học và kỹ thuật, Hà Nội.
  • Wu, Z., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2007). Flora of China 12: 1-534. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Barooah, C. & Ahmed, I. (2014). Plant diversity of Assam. A checklist of Angiosperms and Gymnosperms: 1-599. Assam science technology and environment council, India.
  • Bosser, J. & al. (eds.) (1997). Flore des Mascareignes 69: 79-1. IRD Éditions, MSIRI, RBG-Kew, Paris.
  • Dy Phon, P. (2000). Dictionnaire des plantes utilisées au Cambodge: 1-915. Chez l'auteur, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
  • Grierson, A.J.C. & Long, D.G. (2001). Flora of Bhutan 2: 1-1675. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Kiew, R., Chung, R.C.K., Shaw, L.G. & Soepadmo, E. (eds.) (2017). Flora of Peninsular Malaysia Series II: Seed Plants, volume 6. Malayan Forest Records 49: 1-231.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
  • Pasha, M.K. & Uddin, S.B. (2013). Dictionary of plant names of Bangladesh, Vasc. Pl.: 1-434. Janokalyan Prokashani, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Singh, A. (2012). Exotic flora of the Chandauli district Uttar Pradesh, India: an overview. Indian Journal of Forestry 35: 79-84.
  • Wu, Z., Raven, P.H. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2007). Flora of China 12: 1-534. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jun 20, 2000 Acosta, L.; Soto, G.; Sancho, G..; Ramírez, V. [1793] Costa Rica K001907697 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K004311837 Yes
[Simreáp] [18] K004311805 Yes
Collins, D.J. (Mrs.) [797] Thailand K004311807 Yes
Pierre [4090] Vietnam K004311803 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K004311844 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004311831 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Hong Kong K004311833 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K004311845 Yes
Ngonyani [16] Tanzania K004311843 Yes
Niga Nangkat [NN62] Brunei K004311819 Yes
Thailand K:SPC-80225.000 No
Bakh. v/d. Brink. fil [3592] Indonesia K004311815 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] China K004311830 Yes
[Simcá]p [18] K004311804 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Hong Kong K004311832 Yes
Poilane, M. [P1262] Vietnam K004311802 Yes
Hu, S.Y. [13160] Hong Kong K004311835 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Indonesia K004311814 Yes
Pierre [4090] Vietnam K004311801 Yes
[Shiela Gowers] [NH67] Vanuatu K004311841 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Tanzania K004311842 Yes
Niga Nangkat [NN62] Brunei K004311818 Yes
Thailand K:SPC-80205.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K004311813 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] China K004311849 Yes
[Naipoc] [23] Thailand K004311808 Yes
Poilane, M.E. [22270] Vietnam K004311800 Yes
Coode, M.J.E.; Awong Ibrahim Abdullah; Sing, H. [7713] Brunei K004311817 Yes
Hu, S.Y. [13263] Hong Kong K004311834 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K004311847 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K004311848 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K004311850 Yes
Röttler, J.P. [s.n.] K000701879 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gaerlan, F.J.M.; Sagcal, E.C. [PPI10023] Philippines K004311829 Yes
K:SPC-65509.000 No
Smythies, B.E. [14065] Malaysia K004311816 Yes
Kamarul Hisham, M.; Chew, M.Y. [FRI52149] Malaysia K004836636 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Kenya K004311846 Yes
Poilane, E. [20746] Laos K004311806 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • EBC Common Names

    • Common Names from Kew's Economic Botany Collection https://www.kew.org/science/collections-and-resources/collections/economic-botany-collection

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images