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 (8,606 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 {'lang': 'mul', 'text': '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 {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'lychee'}[28], {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Litsi'}[29], {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'lichi'}[30], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '荔枝'}[31], {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '荔枝'}[32], and {'lang': 'zh-hans', 'text': '离枝'}[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 (8,606 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 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. Retrieved . gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [35] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [38] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [36] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [37] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . Plants of the World Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . Plants of the World Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . wikidata.org.
  33. [31] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [32] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  35. [33] . List of plant species in China (2022 Edition). wikidata.org.
  36. [34] . wikidata.org.

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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  1. 8d ago · ~2026-31775-81 · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon common name {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'lychee'}, {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'Litsi'}, {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'lichi'} +8
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P1843]]: litchi"
  2. 24d 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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