Details for: PI 603999, Litchi chinensis Sonn., 'TAI SO'

Summary Data

Taxonomy:

Litchi chinensis Sonn.

Cultivar:

'TAI SO'

Origin:

Donated – Hawaii, United States

Maintained:

National Clonal Germplasm Repository -- Hilo

Received by NPGS:

04 Dec 1989

Improvement Status:

Clone

Form Received:

Plant

Life Form:

Perennial

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Availability

Form	Quantity	Note	Inventory	Cart
Scion	5 count	Available March - August for best results. Scion wood is shipped, requestor is responsible to have rootstock ready for grafting.	HLIT 6 SC

USDA, ARS, TPGRDR, Hilo, HI distributes small quantities of crop germplasm to scientists for research, education and crop development in universities and research centers. Germplasm, if available, may be provided in small amounts to private individuals and students on condition that the requested materials are not available commercially. Please check your local sources before requesting materials.

Restrictions
Plant material may be subject to additional regulations
https://www.nationalplantboard.org/uploads/1/3/6/7/136771235/texas_-plant_protection_regulations.pdf

USA – Texas (See state regulation: Caribbean Fruit Fly; except commercial fruit)

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Core Passport Data

Taxonomy:

Litchi chinensis Sonn.

Cultivar:

'TAI SO'

Origin:

Donated – Hawaii, United States

Maintained:

National Clonal Germplasm Repository -- Hilo

Received by NPGS:

04 Dec 1989

Improvement Status:

Clone

Form Received:

Plant

Life Form:

Perennial

Life Cycle:

Perennial

Source History

Donated

04 December 1989.
Hawaii, United States

Donor(s):

University of Hawaii, CTAHR

Accession Names and Identifiers

'TAI SO'

Type: Cultivar name

KWAI MI HAWAII

Type: Local name

HLIT 6

Type: Site identifier

N89-36

Type: Site identifier

Site collection number

USDA, ARS, PBARC, TPGRDR

DAZAO

Type: Other or unclassified name

Official Chinese dialect, 'Compendium of Chinese Fruit Trees - Lychee', 1998.

Narrative

Large seeded,weight 18 g, 70% flesh, 18% TSS.

Litchi chinensis Sonn.

Genus:

Litchi

Family:

Sapindaceae

Subfamily:

Sapindoideae

Nomen number:

22399

Place of publication:

Voy. Indes orient. 2:230[quarto], 3:255[octavo], t. 129. 1782

Verified:

11/01/1985 by ARS Systematic Botanists.

Other conspecific taxa

Litchi chinensis Sonn. subsp. chinensis (0 active accession[s])
Litchi chinensis Sonn. subsp. philippinensis (Radlk.) Leenh. (1 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Nephelium litchi Cambess.

Common names

Language	Name	seq	Citation
English	leechee	1	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
English	litchi	1	Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
English	lychee	1	Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
French	cerisier de Chine	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
French	litchi de Chine	2	Tindall, H. D. 1994. Sapindaceous fruits: botany and horticulture. Hort. Rev. 16:144, 145, 147, 151, 153, 161.
German	Litchi	2	Reichel, S. 1998. pers. comm. Note: re. German common names
German	Litchibaum	2	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
German	Litchipflanze	2	Reichel, S. 1998. pers. comm. Note: re. German common names
Italian	lici	2	Tindall, H. D. 1994. Sapindaceous fruits: botany and horticulture. Hort. Rev. 16:144, 145, 147, 151, 153, 161.
Portuguese	litchia	2	Tindall, H. D. 1994. Sapindaceous fruits: botany and horticulture. Hort. Rev. 16:144, 145, 147, 151, 153, 161.
Portuguese (Brazil)	lichia	2	Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Swedish	litchi	2	Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)

Annotations

Observations

Phenotype Data

Category	Descriptor	Description	Value	Sample Size	Study	Availability
MORPHOLOGY	Trunk texture	Coded description of trunk texture, mean of 5	1 - Smooth (60%)	5	HILO.LITCHI.PLANT.02	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Trunk Color	Coded description of overall trunk color, mean of 5	2 - Grayish Brown (100%)	5	HILO.LITCHI.PLANT.02	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Trunk Patches present	Coded description of trunk patches presence and color, mean of 5	2 - White (60%)	5	HILO.LITCHI.PLANT.02	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	New Shoot Color	Coded description of new shoot color, mean of 5	1 - Yellowish Bronze (100%)	5	HILO.LITCHI.PLANT.02	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	L Value Reading	L VALUE CHROMAMETER BRIGHTNESS READING OF FOLIAR FLUSH, AVERAGE OF 5	63.11	5	HILO.LITCHI.PLANT.02	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	a Value Reading	A VALUE CHROMAMETER COLOR READING OF FOLIAR FLUSH, AVERAGE OF 5	-17.84	5	HILO.LITCHI.PLANT.02	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	b Value Reading	B VALUE CHROMAMETER VIVIDNESS READING OF FOLIAR FLUSH, AVERAGE OF 5	44.24	5	HILO.LITCHI.PLANT.02	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Leaflet Length	Leaflet length in centimeters, average of 5	14.16	5	HILO.LITCHI.PLANT.02	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Leaflet Width	Leaflet width in centimeters, average of 5	4.2	5	HILO.LITCHI.PLANT.02	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Leaf Shape	Coded description of leaf shape, mean of 5	7 - Elongated (100%)	5	HILO.LITCHI.PLANT.02	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Leaf Tip Shape	Coded definition of leaf tip shape, mean of 5	4 - Long & Sharply Pointed (100%)	5	HILO.LITCHI.PLANT.02	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Leaf Base Shape	Coded description of leaf base shape, mean of 5	5 - Sharp Oval (100%)	5	HILO.LITCHI.PLANT.02	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Leaf Edge	Coded description of leaf edge, mean of 5	5 - Wavy (100%)	5	HILO.LITCHI.PLANT.02	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Mature Leaf Color	Coded description of mature leaf color, mean of 5	5 - Dark Green (100%)	5	HILO.LITCHI.PLANT.02	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Leaf Gloss	Coded description of presesence or absence of glossiness of mature leaves, mean of 5	1 - Yes (100%)	5	HILO.LITCHI.PLANT.02	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Pairs of Leaflets	Number of pairs of leaflets on a compound leaf, average of 5	3	5	HILO.LITCHI.PLANT.02	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Main Vein Length	Compound or main leaf vein length in centimeters, average of 5	10.2	5	HILO.LITCHI.PLANT.02	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Fruit weight in grams	WEIGHT OF FRUIT IN GRAMS, MEAN OF 10 FRUIT	15.04	10	LITCHI.FRUIT.HILO.2006	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Fruit weight in grams	WEIGHT OF FRUIT IN GRAMS, MEAN OF 10 FRUIT	19.48	15	HILO.LITCHI.FRUIT.98	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Fruit Size	CODED RATING OF FRUIT SIZE BY WEIGHT	1 - Small, less than 16 grams each (70%)	10	LITCHI.FRUIT.HILO.2006	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Fruit Size	CODED RATING OF FRUIT SIZE BY WEIGHT	2 - Medium, 16 - 24.9 grams each (60%)	15	HILO.LITCHI.FRUIT.98	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Fruit Uniformity	CODE TO DENOTE UNIFORMITY OF FRUIT	1 - Yes (100%)	15	HILO.LITCHI.FRUIT.98	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Fruit Uniformity	CODE TO DENOTE UNIFORMITY OF FRUIT	2 - No (60%)	10	LITCHI.FRUIT.HILO.2006	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Fruit Shape	CODE TO DEFINE OVERALL SHAPE OF FRUIT	3 - Short Oval (80%)	10	LITCHI.FRUIT.HILO.2006	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Fruit Shape	CODE TO DEFINE OVERALL SHAPE OF FRUIT	7 - Heart (100%)	15	HILO.LITCHI.FRUIT.98	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Fruit Color	CODE TO DEFINE PERICARP COLOR	10 - Red with Slight Green (100%)	15	HILO.LITCHI.FRUIT.98	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Fruit Color	CODE TO DEFINE PERICARP COLOR	10 - Red with Slight Green (90%)	10	LITCHI.FRUIT.HILO.2006	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	L Value Reading Average	CHROMAMETER L BRIGHTNESS VALUE OF FRUIT SKIN, AVERAGE OF 10 FRUIT	41.57	15	HILO.LITCHI.FRUIT.98	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	L Value Reading Average	CHROMAMETER L BRIGHTNESS VALUE OF FRUIT SKIN, AVERAGE OF 10 FRUIT	43.31	10	LITCHI.FRUIT.HILO.2006	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	a Value Reading Average	CHROMAMETER A COLOR VALUE OF FRUIT SKIN, AVERAGE OF 10 FRUIT	26.6	15	HILO.LITCHI.FRUIT.98	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	a Value Reading Average	CHROMAMETER A COLOR VALUE OF FRUIT SKIN, AVERAGE OF 10 FRUIT	26.9	10	LITCHI.FRUIT.HILO.2006	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	b Value Reading Average	CHROMAMETER B VIVIDNESS READING OF FRUIT SKIN, AVERAGE OF 10 FRUITS	20.58	15	HILO.LITCHI.FRUIT.98	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	b Value Reading Average	CHROMAMETER B VIVIDNESS READING OF FRUIT SKIN, AVERAGE OF 10 FRUITS	22.8	10	LITCHI.FRUIT.HILO.2006	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Fruit Shoulder	CODED DEFINITION OF SHOULDERS	3 - Flat or Smooth (100%)	15	HILO.LITCHI.FRUIT.98	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Fruit Shoulder	CODED DEFINITION OF SHOULDERS	7 - Uneven (high & low) (70%)	10	LITCHI.FRUIT.HILO.2006	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Fruit Base	CODED DEFINITION OF APEX	1 - Round (100%)	15	HILO.LITCHI.FRUIT.98	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Fruit Base	CODED DEFINITION OF APEX	2 - Blunt (100%)	10	LITCHI.FRUIT.HILO.2006	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Scale Shape	CODED DEFINITION OF SCALE SHAPE ON PERICARP	7 - Pyramidal (100%)	15	HILO.LITCHI.FRUIT.98	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Scale Shape	CODED DEFINITION OF SCALE SHAPE ON PERICARP	7 - Pyramidal (80%)	10	LITCHI.FRUIT.HILO.2006	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Scale Junction 1	CODED DEFINITION OF SCALE JUNCTION	1 - Deep (70%)	10	LITCHI.FRUIT.HILO.2006	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Scale Junction 1	CODED DEFINITION OF SCALE JUNCTION	2 - Shallow (86.667%)	15	HILO.LITCHI.FRUIT.98	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Scale Junction 2	CODED DEFINITION OF SCALE JUNCTION	2 - Narrow (60%)	10	LITCHI.FRUIT.HILO.2006	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Scale Junction 2	CODED DEFINITION OF SCALE JUNCTION	2 - Narrow (93.333%)	15	HILO.LITCHI.FRUIT.98	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Scale Junction 3	CODED DEFINITION OF SCALE JUNCTION	1 - Prominent (70%)	10	LITCHI.FRUIT.HILO.2006	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Scale Junction 3	CODED DEFINITION OF SCALE JUNCTION	2 - Not Prominent (100%)	15	HILO.LITCHI.FRUIT.98	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Scale Uniformity	CODED DEFINITION OF SCALE UNIFORMITY	1 - Yes (100%)	15	HILO.LITCHI.FRUIT.98	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Scale Uniformity	CODED DEFINITION OF SCALE UNIFORMITY	2 - No (90%)	10	LITCHI.FRUIT.HILO.2006	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Suture	CODED DEFINITION OF SUTURE PROMINENCE	1 - Prominent (100%)	10	LITCHI.FRUIT.HILO.2006	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Suture	CODED DEFINITION OF SUTURE PROMINENCE	2 - Not Prominent (100%)	15	HILO.LITCHI.FRUIT.98	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Peel Thickness	CODED DEFINITION OF PEEL THICKNESS	2 - Medium (70%)	10	LITCHI.FRUIT.HILO.2006	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Peel Thickness	CODED DEFINITION OF PEEL THICKNESS	3 - Thin (100%)	15	HILO.LITCHI.FRUIT.98	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Flesh Color	CODED DEFINITION OF FLESH COLOR	1 - Waxy White (100%)	10	LITCHI.FRUIT.HILO.2006	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Flesh Color	CODED DEFINITION OF FLESH COLOR	1 - Waxy White (100%)	15	HILO.LITCHI.FRUIT.98	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Flesh Weight In Grams	WEIGHT OF FLESH IN GRAMS, MEAN OF 10 FRUIT	14.36	15	HILO.LITCHI.FRUIT.98	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Flesh Weight In Grams	WEIGHT OF FLESH IN GRAMS, MEAN OF 10 FRUIT	8.15	10	LITCHI.FRUIT.HILO.2006	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Percentage of Flesh	PERCENTAGE OF FLESH, MEAN OF 10 FRUIT	0.54	10	LITCHI.FRUIT.HILO.2006	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Percentage of Flesh	PERCENTAGE OF FLESH, MEAN OF 10 FRUIT	73.49	15	HILO.LITCHI.FRUIT.98	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Seed Weight In Grams	WEIGHT OF SEED IN GRAMS, MEAN OF 10 FRUIT	0.9	15	HILO.LITCHI.FRUIT.98	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Seed Weight In Grams	WEIGHT OF SEED IN GRAMS, MEAN OF 10 FRUIT	2.77	10	LITCHI.FRUIT.HILO.2006	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Total Soluble Solids	Total Soluble Solids; Percentage of fresh weight of mature fruit flesh	18.29	10	LITCHI.FRUIT.HILO.2006	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Total Soluble Solids	Total Soluble Solids; Percentage of fresh weight of mature fruit flesh	19.47	15	HILO.LITCHI.FRUIT.98	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Normal Seeds	Percentage of normal seeds	1.00 (90%)	10	LITCHI.FRUIT.HILO.2006	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	Normal Seeds	Percentage of normal seeds	20.00 (80%)	15	HILO.LITCHI.FRUIT.98	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	FLESH TEXTURE 2	SECOND CODED DESCRIPTION OF FLESH TEXTURE	1 - SMOOTH AND FINE (90%)	10	LITCHI.FRUIT.HILO.2006	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	BROWN RAG	PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF BROWNING AND FIBROUS FLESH NEXT TO SEED	1 - NONE	15	HILO.LITCHI.FRUIT.98	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	BROWN RAG	PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF BROWNING AND FIBROUS FLESH NEXT TO SEED	1 - NONE (70%)	10	LITCHI.FRUIT.HILO.2006	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	JUICINESS	CODED DESCRIPTION OF RELATIVE JUICINESS OF FRUIT	3 - MODERATE	15	HILO.LITCHI.FRUIT.98	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	JUICINESS	CODED DESCRIPTION OF RELATIVE JUICINESS OF FRUIT	5 - HIGHLY (90%)	10	LITCHI.FRUIT.HILO.2006	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	ACID FLAVOR	CODED DESCRIPTION OF ACIDIC FLAVOR OF FRUIT	5 - SOUR	15	HILO.LITCHI.FRUIT.98	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	ACID FLAVOR	CODED DESCRIPTION OF ACIDIC FLAVOR OF FRUIT	5 - SOUR (90%)	10	LITCHI.FRUIT.HILO.2006	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	QUALITY RATING	CODED SUBJECTIVE QUALITY RATING OF FRUIT	3 - MODERATE (70%)	10	LITCHI.FRUIT.HILO.2006	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	SEED SHAPE	CODED DESCRIPTION OF SEED SHAPE, MEAN OF AT LEAST 5 FRUIT	1 - LONG OVAL	15	HILO.LITCHI.FRUIT.98	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	SEED SHAPE	CODED DESCRIPTION OF SEED SHAPE, MEAN OF AT LEAST 5 FRUIT	1 - LONG OVAL (90%)	10	LITCHI.FRUIT.HILO.2006	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	SEED COLOR	CODED DESCRIPTION OF SEED COLOR, MEAN OF AT LEAST 5 FRUIT	5 - DARK BROWN	15	HILO.LITCHI.FRUIT.98	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	SEED COLOR	CODED DESCRIPTION OF SEED COLOR, MEAN OF AT LEAST 5 FRUIT	5 - DARK BROWN (90%)	10	LITCHI.FRUIT.HILO.2006	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	TEXTURE OF FLESH, FIRST RATING	CODED DESCRIPTION OF FIRST RATING OF FLESH TEXTURE, MEAN OF AT LEAST 5 FRUIT	1 - Crispy	15	HILO.LITCHI.FRUIT.98	Not Available
MORPHOLOGY	TEXTURE OF FLESH, FIRST RATING	CODED DESCRIPTION OF FIRST RATING OF FLESH TEXTURE, MEAN OF AT LEAST 5 FRUIT	3 - SOFT (80%)	10	LITCHI.FRUIT.HILO.2006	Not Available