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Litchi chinensis or Litchi Did you know that Litchi fruit with botanical name Litchi chinensis, in the genus Litchi in the soapberry family, Sapindaceae, is a tropical tree of Chinese origin and is cultivated as 'Shahi Litchi of Bihar' and has the Geographical Indication (GI) Tag in India? Litchi, also spelled Lychee, with botanical name Litchi chinensis, a luscious fruit cutlivated from the evergreen tropical tree of the same name, is native to the Guangdong, Fujian, and Yunnan provinces of Southeast and Southwest China, where cultivation is documented from the 11th century (1059 AD), and in Malaysia, and northern Vietnam; its origin is even claimed to a period as far back as 2000 BC. In India, introduced during the 18th century, it is equally popular and its cultivar is known as 'Shahi Litchi of Bihar' commercially cultivated in the districts of Muzaffarpur and surrounding districts, and as a result India is the second largest producer of Li...