Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
Table 9.3.
Fruit characteristics of selected litchi and longan cultivars.
Cropping regularity
Fruit
quality
Fruit
wt (g)
Edible
%
Flesh
colour
Skin
colour
Seed
size
Cultivar
Synonyms
Season
Vigour
TSS
Tropics
Subtropics
Litchi
Da zao
Tai So
early
vigorous
fair
24
72-77
15-18
milky white
bright
red
large
regular
irregular
Hei ye
Hak Ip,
Blackleaf,
Groff
mid
moderate
good
19
78
16-20
milky white
dull red
large
irregular
irregular
Huai zhi
Wai chee
late
dwarf
good
21
72
15-18
milky white
dull red
large
irregular
regular
Gui wei
Kwai May (Mi),
Bosworth
mid
vigorous
very good
17
70-83
18-21
white
light red
mostly
small
irregular
irregular
No mi ci
No Mai Chee
mid to late
vigorous
excellent
25
82-86
18-21
milky white
bright
red
small
irregular
irregular
San yue hong
Sum Yee
Hong
early
medium
fair
40
62-68
15-20
milky white
bright
red
large
Chen zi
Chen Family
Purple,
Brewster
early
vigorous
good
20
54-58
15-18
waxy white
deep red
large
medium
irregular
irregular
Longan
Kohala
