A little known fact is that lychee seeds contain toxic compounds that can induce unpleasant side effects in the digestive system after consumption.
Apart from being eaten fresh, this fruit can also be eaten dried. When eaten dried, the fruit gives a smoky flavor.
Lychee requires cold weather during the winter for the successful development of flower buds and warm, moist weather with high temperatures during the summer for the production of fruit.
It produces individual male and female flowers, meaning it’s a monoecious plant, gathered in long terminal clusters composed of up to 3,000 flowers.
Lychee is a perennial plant that can survive around 1,000 years in the wild.