Fruits > Litchi > Area Under Cultivation

Litchi is commercially grown in Muzarffarpur and Darbhanga (Bihar); Thane (Maharashtra); Saharanpur and Dehra Dun (Uttar Pradesh); Hooghly (West Bengal); Tripura Assam and Punjab.

Botanical Name : Litchi chinensis

Family : Sapindaceae

Plant Discription : It is a vigorous evergreen perennial tree attaining a height of above 5m with a broad round topped crown and spreading branches and a dense light green shining foliage bears compound leaves. Flowers are borne in terminal panicles.

Centre of Origin : South China

Pollination System : Cross pollinated

Chromosome No. : 2n=28,30

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