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What kinds of lychees are there? What are their names?

1, March Red

It is named because it matures in late March of the lunar calendar. It is the most precocious variety. Mainly produced in Xinhui, Zhongshan, Zengcheng and Lingshan, Guangxi. The fruit is heart-shaped, wide at the top and sharp at the bottom; Lobes are different in size, irregularly arranged, and suture lines are not obvious; Thick skin, reddish; The meat is yellowish-white, slightly tough, rough in texture, large in core, sweet and sour in taste, and has residue after eating.

2. Round branches

Also known as Shuidong or Shuidong Black Leaf. Distributed in the suburbs of Guangzhou and counties in the Pearl River Delta. It is named because it is suitable for planting in watery places, and its leaves are slender and similar to black leaves. The fruit is short oval, or slanting heart-shaped, with high shoulder edge and low shoulder edge; The cracked slice is slightly flat and wide, and it should be dark red. The pulp is soft, smooth and juicy, sweet and sour, and slightly fragrant. Mature at the end of May or early June.

3. Black leaves

The fruit is short oval, round or obtuse at the top, and flat; Dark red skin, thin shell, flat and blunt lobes, uniform size, regular arrangement, obvious cracks and stitches; The meat is firm and crisp, sweet and juicy, and most of them are big stones. Mature in mid-June. More resistant to storage.

4. Hu Aizhi

Also known as Ye Mi, Fenghua, Gu Feng, Hu Aizhi (according to legend, an ancient book passed by Lingnan, so it was named after the litchi given by villagers) and Hu Aizhi. Guangdong is the most widely cultivated and prolific variety. Both fresh and dry are suitable. The fruit is round or nearly round, and the pedicle is flat; The shell is thick and tough, crimson, with large lobes, slightly convex or nearly flat, irregularly arranged, with occasional spikes near the pedicle, dense and few; The meat is milky white, soft, clear and juicy, sweet and sour, with large and long nuclei and occasional small nuclei. Mature in early July.

5. Guiwei?

Also known as cassia twig, it is named after the fragrance of osmanthus. Is one of the best varieties, produced in the suburbs of Guangzhou and Lingshan, Guangxi. There are two kinds of cinnamon flavors: Hong Quan and Duck Head Green. The fruit is spherical, the shell is light red, thin and crisp; The chapped slices are small and sharp, and there are deep grooves around the top of the fruit from both sides of the pedicel, which is the characteristic of cinnamon; Yellow and white, soft and full, small core and sweet taste. It ripens in early July.