Litchi
Scientific Name: Litchi chinensis
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The Litchi (Litchi chinensis) whose origin is evident from the specific Latin name, is a strange fruit, similar to a large walnut, of 1 - 1 1/2 inches in diameter, with an involucre covered by a shiny, scaly shell which contains the edible part, composed of a fleshy white mass completely covering the seed. It is grown domestically in the southern states of America. [Bianchini, Francesco, Corbetta, Francesco, Pistoia, Marilena, The Complete Book of Fruits and Vegetables, United States Translation: Crown Publishers, New York, 1976; Originally published in Italy as I Frutti della Terra, Arnoldo Mondadori Publisher, Italy, 1973]