The lychee (Litchi chinensis, and commonly called leechi, litchi, laichi, lichu) (Hindi: लीची, līchī) (Chinese:荔枝, lizhi) is the sole member of the genus Litchi in the soapberry family, Sapindaceae. It is a tropical and subtropical fruit tree native to China, and now cultivated in many parts of the world. The fresh fruit has a "delicate, whitish pulp" with a "perfume" flavor that is lost in canning, so the fruit is mostly eaten fresh.

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