Botanical history of litchi

Cultivation history: Litchi is produced in southern China. Its planting and use history in China can be traced back to the Han Dynasty more than 2,000 years ago. In the 3rd century, Jaco's Lu Wu recorded that "there are many lychees in Cangwu, which were born in the mountains and planted by others". Cangwu is in today's Guangxi. It is also recorded in Miscellanies of Xijing that when Liu Bang proclaimed himself emperor in the 2nd century BC, Zhao Tuo, commander-in-chief of the South China Sea, served him litchi. Litchi was recorded as a Lingnan specialty in People's Tales in the 1 century and Guang Zhi in the 3rd century. It can be seen that litchi has been planted and produced in southern China for 2000 years. Historical records such as Huayang Guozhi recorded that litchi was abundant in Yibin area as early as Qin and Han Dynasties.

Export status:/kloc-it was introduced to Myanmar from China at the end of 0/7, to India after 0/00, to Madagascar and Mauritius around 0/870, to Hawaii from China Merchants in 0/873, and from 0/870 to 0/880. At present, litchi is widely planted in Central and South America, parts of Africa and the whole of Asia. The main litchi producers in the world today are China, India, South Africa, Australia, Mauritius, Madagascar and Thailand.