Stadmania oppositifolia grevei (Stadmania oppositifolia grevei)
Description
Lychee is a medium-sized tree that can reach a height of 15 to 20 m 13 . The general silhouette is fairly round, the foliage is dense and well covered. It has alternate leaves of 15 to 25 cm long. They are paripennial, which means that they are formed of an even number of leaflets and that there are none in the terminal position. The leaflets, two to eight in number per leaf, each measure 5 to 10 cm in length. The upper part of the leaf blade is of a rather dark green color and varnished, the underside is rather greyish and of a matt appearance. Before reaching this full-development coloring, the young leaves have a bright red coppery red color and then a soft green color. The flowers are small in size (4 to 5 mm in diameter each) and are pinkish-white to greenish-white in color. They are formed of a small ovarian disc and nectarifer with two carpels surmounted by a crown of erect stamens, usually six in number. Fertilization is ensured by insects, mainly by bees. The flowers are grouped in upright panicles up to 30 cm long. The trunk is often branched at low ground height. The bark is smooth but the surface of the trunk is very irregular, ribbed or fluted.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Sapindales
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Family: Sapindaceae
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Genus: Stadmania
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