| Type | Exotic |
|---|---|
| Family | Sapindaceae |
| Common Name | Litchi |
| Origin | China |
| Botanical Features | Medium sized tree, 15 m high; branching nearly from base; bark grey, nearly smooth; branchlets lenticellate. Leaves alternate, pinnate, rachis 5-15 cm long; leaflets 7-15 x 2.5-4 cm, oblong-lanceolate, elliptic-oblong, acute to acuminate, base obtuse, cuneate, glabrous and shining above and glaucous beneath. Panicles terminal, up to 50 cm long. Flowers 0.3-0.5 cm across. Petals absent. Stamens 6-8, exserted; filaments slender. Drupe fleshy with a brown muricated rind turning red; seeds shining brown. |