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The most common is the Indochinese lychee found in South China, Malaysia, and northern Vietnam. The other two are the Philippine lychee (locally called alupag or matamata) found only in the Philippines and the Javanese lychee cultivated in Indonesia and Malaysia. [4] [5] The tree has been introduced throughout Southeast Asia and South Asia. [5]
The Pometia pinnata is a tropical hardwood tree species that is widespread in the Pacific and Southeast Asian regions. [2] The tree species has many common names, including Matoa, Taun tree, Island lychee, Tava, and Pacific lychee. [3]
When ripe, lychee can be peeled — sort of like an orange — and eaten right off the tree. Once peeled, the entire fruit will appear white and circular and features a small, dark-colored pit.
Sapindus is a genus of about thirteen species of shrubs and small trees in the lychee family, Sapindaceae and tribe Sapindeae. It is native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the world. The genus includes both deciduous and evergreen species.
Examples include horse chestnut, maples, ackee and lychee. The Sapindaceae occur in temperate to tropical regions, many in laurel forest habitat, throughout the world. Many are laticiferous, i.e. they contain latex, a milky sap, and many contain mildly toxic saponins with soap-like qualities in either the foliage and/or the seeds, or roots.
"It is best described as a combination of lychee, with strawberry and peach notes," says Desiree Pardo Morales, founder, and president of Tropical Fruit Box, a Miami-based online purveyor of ...