Kukhona ngaphezu kwe-100 varieties ze-lychees, futhi ama-varieties amasha aqhubeka nokuphuma minyaka yonke.
Manje isikhathi sokujabulela ama-lychee ngokofficial. Inani elikhulu lama-lychee litholakala emakethe. Ama-supermarkets, izitolo zezithelo, kanye nabathengisi bezitaladi bonke baphakamisa ama-lychee amasha, ngezisho ezikhangayo ezifana "Akudingeki ukhokhe uma ingathandi" nezintengo ezihlukahlukene ukusuka phezulu kuya phansi.
Litchi (scientific name: Litchi chinensis Sonn.) belongs to the Sapindaceae family and the Litchi genus. It is an evergreen tree, approximately 10 meters tall. The fruit skin has scaly protrusions, is bright red and purplish red. When fully ripe, it turns bright red; the seeds are all covered by a fleshy false seed coat. The flowering period is in spring and the fruiting period is in summer. When fresh, the fruit flesh is translucent and gelatinous, with a fragrant and delicious taste, but it is not suitable for storage.
Iyasakazeka eningizimu-ntshonalanga yeChina, okubandakanya iYunnan, iGuizhou, iSichuan neChongqing, kanye nezifunda ezisenhlonhlweni njengeGuangxi, iGuangdong neHainan, nezifunda ezisenhlonhlweni njengeFujian, iZhejiang neTaiwan. Iphinde ilinywe eningizimu-mpumalanga ye-Asia. Kukhona amarekhodi okungeniswa kwayo e-Afrika, eMelika nase-Oceania. I-Lychee yaziwa njengomunye "wezithelo ezine ezinkulu zaseNingizimu" kanye nebhanana, ipineyapple ne-longan.
I-Litchi imnandi, imuncu ngokunambitheka, futhi ifudumele ngokwemvelo. Ingena emithanjeni yenhliziyo, isibindi nesibindi. Ingayeka ukukhwehlela nokuhambisa. Kuyisinqumo esihle kakhulu sokwelapha ukudla kulabo abanezinkinga zokukhwehlela ezingapheli nokuhambisa ebusuku. Ngaleso sikhathi, inemiphumela yokondla ubuchopho, ukukhuthaza ukuzivocavoca, ukukhuthaza ukudla nokusiza isibindi. Ngenxa yemvelo yayo eshisayo, ukudla ngokweqile kungadala ukushisa ngokweqile.