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The bark is grey-black, the branches a brownish-red. Its evergreen leaves are 12.5 to 20 cm (4.9 to 7.9 in) long, with leaflets in two to four pairs. [4] Lychee are similar in foliage to the family Lauraceae, likely due to convergent evolution. They are adapted by developing leaves that repel water, and are called laurophyll or lauroid leaves.
Pometia pinnata is a fruiting and flowering species, and it produces white to green-yellow flowers. [2] The male and female flowers are similar in size and color, so it is hard to differentiate between them. [3] They grow in long stalks, 2–2.5 millimetres (0.08–0.10 in) in length, and produce flowers that can potentially fruit. [2]
Examples include horse chestnut, maples, ackee and lychee. The Sapindaceae occur in temperate to tropical regions, many in laurel forest habitat, throughout the world. Many are laticiferous, i.e. they contain latex, a milky sap, and many contain mildly toxic saponins with soap-like qualities in either the foliage and/or the seeds, or roots.
The planting of China-3 lychee is generally done during June–July, i.e. during the rainy season, but the best planting time is April–June when the weather is humid but not too wet or too dry. [ citation needed ] Planting may also be done after the rainy season, i.e. August–September, but regular irrigation is required for better ...
English: Lychee fruits at a market in West Bengal, India. Photo taken in June 2022. ... Auto white balance: Date and time of digitizing: 11:40, 2 June 2022: Color space:
The fruit of the longan is similar to that of the lychee, but is less aromatic in taste. [4] The longan (from Vietnamese long nhãn [5] or Cantonese lùhng ngáahn 龍眼, literally 'dragon eye'), is so named because the black seed within the shelled fruit creates the appearance of an eyeball. The plant is native to tropical Asia and China.
Christmas flowers are the popular flowers used during the festive season of Christmas. [1] In many nations, seasonal flowers and plants such as Poinsettia , Christmas cactus , holly , Christmas rose , ivy and mistletoe form a major part of traditional Christmas decoration .
Zygomorphic flower, probably of a cultivar in the S. Truncata Group, cut in half to show its internal structure. In the wild, the species of Schlumbergera grow either on trees or on rocks and can form sizeable shrubs with woody bases; a height of up to 1.2 m (4 ft) has been reported for one species (S. opuntioides). [1]