An evergreen tree reaching 10 28 metres tall, the lychee bears fleshy fruits that are up to 5 cm (2.

0 in) long and 4 cm (1.6 in) wide. The outside of the fruit is covered by a pink-red, roughly textured rind that is inedible but easily remove d to expose a layer of sweet, translucent white flesh. Lychees are eaten in many different dessert dishes, and are especially popular in China, throughout South east Asia, along with South Asia, India and parts of Southern Africa.[3][4] The lychee is cultivated in China, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Japan, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal and parts of Southern Africa. China is the ma in producer