Where Do I BELONG?
Domain: Eukarya
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Litchi Sonn
Species: Litchi chinensis
Litchi chinensis belongs in the domain Eukarya and not in the other two domains, Archea and Bacteria. It is considered to be an eukaryotic organism, because it contains membrane bound organelles and a true nuclei. There are many other eukaryotic organisms such as Persea americana (avocado) and Salvia officinalis ( Sage).
Kingdom Plantae
Organisms in the Kingdom Plantae posses the ability to
photosynthesize and their cell walls are made of cellulose. They
also contain chlorophyll and organisms in this Kingdom are
considered to be one the most important producers on this
planet. Another important and popular food from the kingdom
Plantae is
Zizania aquatica(wild rice).
Phylum Tracheophyta
The phylum Tracheophyta are the vascular plants that have xylem and pholem
to transport water and nutrients. This phylum is known for
evolving from living in the sea onto the land, therefore this is
why they acquired a transporting system. Because Litchi chinensis
trees can grow very tall, they need to have an efficient way to
transport water and nutrients.
Class Magnoliopsida
This class is also known as Dicotyledons, which means they are
are dicots. Dicots are flowering plants that have two embryonic
cotlyedons. In this class has some main characteristics
that puts Litchi chinensis in this class such as flowers are
found in multiples of four or five and they have three pores in
the pollen. The root is also grown from the radicle of the plant
is the embryonic root of a seedling when it is developing.
Other plants that belong to the class Magnoliopsida are
Mentha x piperita (peppermint) and
Viola sororia (Common Blue Violet), they are pretty
cool plants that you should check out!
Order Sapindales
These species in the order Sapindales are usually trees, shrubs,
and woody vines. They also have compound leaves which means that
many leaves grow on the same branch. The leaves in this order
have lobed leaves like
Acer saccharum (sugar maple trees) which means the
margins on the leaves are deeply indented which makes them stand
out more.
Family
Sapindaceae
They are commonly known as soapberries and composed
mostly of shrubs and deciduous trees. Litchi Chinensis are in
this family, because they can grow really well under deciduous
trees due to the shade it provides. A different type of maple
tree that belongs in this family is the
Acer saccharinum
(Silver Maple).
Genus Litchi Sonn
The genus Litchi contains two other important subspecies called
javensis and philippinensis.The word litchi means Chinese trees and the common name for
this genus is lychee
Species Litchi Chinensis
Litchi Chinensis is an aromatic, delicious tropical
fruit. Its name comes from where it was originated
which was China. The trees can grow from up to
thirty to fifty feet high. This species not only is
good snack, but it can also provide a good amount of
vitamin C.