Litchi chinensis

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q13182
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Litchi chinensis

Summary

Litchi chinensis is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.15% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23,357 views/month, #293 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Litchi chinensis's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Litchi chinensis is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Litchi chinensis is classified within Litchi[5].
  • Litchi chinensis's scientific name is Litchi chinensis[6].
  • Litchi chinensis is used for fruit[7].
  • Litchi chinensis is used for medicinal plant[8].
  • Litchi chinensis is used for food[9].
  • Litchi chinensis is used for wood[10].
  • Litchi chinensis's Commons category is recorded as Litchi chinensis[11].
  • Litchi chinensis's color is recorded as red[12].
  • Litchi chinensis's color is recorded as white[13].
  • Litchi chinensis's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Litchi chinensis[14].
  • Litchi chinensis's Commons gallery is recorded as Litchi chinensis[15].
  • Litchi chinensis's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/93725bf2-6ada-47f9-bd5e-0e679e3d245e[16].
  • Litchi chinensis's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/31dc1507-a6e1-4233-a8df-c7a78596a7e4[17].
  • Litchi chinensis's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[18].
  • Litchi chinensis's described by source is recorded as Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao[19].
  • Litchi chinensis's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 47(1)[20].
  • Litchi chinensis's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21].
  • Litchi chinensis's taxon synonym is recorded as Euphoria litchi[22].
  • Litchi chinensis's taxon synonym is recorded as Litchi sinensis[23].
  • Litchi chinensis's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=22399[24].
  • Litchi chinensis's this taxon is source of is recorded as lychee[25].
  • Litchi chinensis's this taxon is source of is recorded as smell of lychee[26].
  • Litchi chinensis's short name is recorded as L. chinensis[27].

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Classification

Litchi chinensis's scientific name is Litchi chinensis[6]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Litchi[5]. Recorded taxon common name include litchi[28], Litsi[29], lichi[30], 荔枝[31], 离枝[32], and 荔枝核[33].

Identifiers

Litchi chinensis's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 223964[34]. Litchi chinensis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 151069[35]. Litchi chinensis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 487032[36]. Litchi chinensis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3190002[37]. Litchi chinensis's ITIS TSN is recorded as 503504[38].

Why It Matters

Litchi chinensis ranks in the top 0.15% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23,357 views/month, #293 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 1d ago · Dactylantha · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nzpcn id litchi-chinensis
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-single-property-update:1||2 */ [[Property:P7496]], update to ids following formatter url change ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/103607c2e7a|details]])"
  2. 27d ago · Debessis · 2026-08-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio Nl-lychee.ogg, Pa-ਲੀਚੀ.oga, Fr-litchi.ogg +7
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||tt */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/49416|batch #49416]]"
  3. 7w ago · WikiLucas00 · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio Nl-lychee.ogg, Pa-ਲੀਚੀ.oga, Fr-litchi.ogg +7
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P443]]: LL-Q29401 (asm)-Nayan j Nath-লিচু.wav"
  4. 10w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 1JGEXM
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  5. 16w ago · ~2026-31775-81 · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon common name litchi, Litsi, lichi +8
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P1843]]: litchi"
  6. 18w ago · Putnik · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described at url
    Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija id licis
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P7666]]: licis"
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