原產自廣東及福建一帶溫暖濕潤氣候。樹皮無裂痕並呈灰褐色。同樣因為能生產上佳水果而被廣泛作商業種植。木質比龍眼還要堅實,而且木紋亦較為生動突出。以前有廣東船家用荔枝作製漁船及船上木器之用。但因其木紋曲析,較難刨光,加上樹身普遍不粗,因此板料面積亦不會寬闊,固未被廣泛應用作家具製作上。
Similar to Lognan, it is indigenous to Guangdong, China and is also a popular fruit tree. It can be distinguished from Longan by its grey smoother bark. It is wood is also in high density and the grain pattern is even more unpredictable than Longan. Becuase of the same reason, it is not widely used as furniture timber as it creates difficulty when is worked with hand tools. |