Taxonomy Profile: Litchi chinensis (Sonn)

Litchi chinensis: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Plantae
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Nephelium litchi
Cambess
Common Name(s):
lychee []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
accepted
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Litchi chinensis: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Plantae
plants |
Planta |
Vegetal |
plantes |
Subkingdom : Viridiplantae
green plants |
Infrakingdom : Streptophyta
land plants |
Superdivision : Embryophyta
Phylum : Tracheophyta
vascular plants |
tracheophytes |
Subphylum : Spermatophytina
spermatophytes |
seed plants |
phanérogames |
Superorder : Rosanae
Order : Sapindales
Family : Sapindaceae
soapberries |
Genus : Litchi
lychee |
Species : Litchi chinensis
lychee |
Litchi chinensis Direct Children(s):
Litchi chinensis: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Pedro Acevedo
Notes:
Research Botanist and Curator, National Herbarium, Smithsonian Institution, 10th and Constitution Ave, NW, Washington, DC, USA 20560-0166
Reference for:
Litchi chinensis
Source(s):
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
1996-07-26
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Litchi chinensis
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
2000-01-21
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Litchi chinensis
Source:
eFloras: Flora of China, 2011
Acquired:
2011-01-01
Notes:
eFloras, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Published on the Internet http://www.efloras.org
Reference for:
Litchi chinensis
Source:
Flora of the West Indies website, 2011
Acquired:
2011-01-01
Notes:
Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & M.T. Strong. 2007. Catalogue of the seed plants of the West Indies Website. http://botany.si.edu/antilles/WestIndies/query.cfm
Reference for:
Litchi chinensis
Source:
Sapindaceae of North America Update
Acquired:
2011-07-11
Notes:
Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)
Reference for:
Litchi chinensis
Publication(s):
Litchi chinensis: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Caribbean
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Caribbean Territories / Introduced
Litchi chinensis: Comments