litchi

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  • litchi chinensis

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    • height: up to 15 - 28 m
    • info

    • products

      • stem: provides structural support, not typically used for products.
      • fruit: highly valued, sweet, and aromatic, commonly consumed fresh, dried, or canned.
      • leave: occasionally used in traditional medicine
      • bark: seldom used, sometimes for medicinal purposes.
      • flower: not widely utilized but essential for fruit production.

    • uses

      • plants/fruits: primary use for its sweet, aromatic fruits.
      • plants/greens: leaves are not typically consumed as greens.
      • plants/nuts: does not produce nuts.
      • plants/grains: does not produce grains.
      • plants/flowers: flowers are crucial for fruit production, not widely used otherwise.
      • plants/resins: does not produce resins.
      • plants/timber: wood is not widely used.
      • plants/medicine: parts of the plant, including the fruit, leaves, and bark, are used in traditional medicine.
      • plants/fuel: not commonly used for fuel.
      • plants/textile: not used in textile production.
      • plants/fertilizer: plant parts are not commonly used as fertilizer.

    • data

      • sun requirements: full sun to partial shade.
      • water requirements: regular watering, prefers moist but well-drained soil.
      • soil ph: slightly acidic to neutral (5.5 - 7.0).
      • plant/roles in permaculture guilds: provides shade and attract pollinators.
      • spacing in meter: typically 6-10 meters apart.
      • germination days: seeds typically germinate in 7-10 days.
      • strata: mid canopy to upper canopy.
      • days to maturity: fruits mature approximately 140 days after flowering.
    • plant, harvest, pruning calendar in months:
      • planting: spring
      • harvest: summer
      • pruning: late winter to early spring
    • good neighbors: citrus trees, banana, mango.
    • bad neighbors: walnut (juglone-sensitive plants).
    • chemical compound

      • part	chemical compound	amount (mg/100g)
        fruit	vitamin c ([[vitamin c	ascorbic acid]])
        	flavonoids (quercetin, kaempferol)	varies
        	phenolic acids (gallic acid, caffeic acid)	varies
        	sugar (fructose, glucose)	10-15%
        seeds	methylene cyclopropyl glycine (mcpg)	trace amounts
        	saponins	varies
        leaves	quercetin, kaempferol, epicatechin, proanthocyanidins	varies
        	phenolic acids: chlorogenic acid, ellagic acid, gallic acid, caffeic acid, p-coumaric acid, ferulic acid	varies
        bark	tannins	varies
        flowers	rutin, myricetin, catechins, apigenin	varies

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