Lychee, Sapindaceae, Litchi genus evergreen tree, about 10 meters high. The peel has scaly protrusions, bright red, purple-red. When ripe, it turns bright red; the seeds are all wrapped in fleshy aril. The flowering period is spring, and the fruiting period is summer. The flesh is translucent and creamy when fresh, and tastes delicious, but it is not resistant to storage.

Lychee tastes sweet, sour, and warm in nature. It enters the heart, spleen, and liver meridians; it can stop hiccups and diarrhea, and is a good food therapy for those with stubborn hiccups and early morning diarrhea. At the same time, it can nourish the brain and body, stimulate the appetite and benefit the spleen, and has the effect of promoting appetite. Because of its hot nature, eating too much can easily cause internal heat. Lychee wood is solid, with elegant texture and corrosion resistance, and has always been a top-grade famous material.

2. Pineapple

It is one of the tropical fruits. Fujian and Taiwan call it Wangli or Wanglai (ông-lâi), Singapore and Malaysia call it Huangli, and mainland China and Hong Kong call it Pineapple. There are more than 70 varieties, one of the four famous fruits in Lingnan.

Pineapple is native to the Amazon River Basin in Brazil and Paraguay in South America. It was introduced to China from Brazil in the 16th century. Now it has spread to the entire tropical region.

Its edible part is mainly composed of the fleshy enlarged inflorescence axis and the flowers arranged spirally on the periphery. The flowers are usually not strong, and the persistent perianth lobes surround a cavity, which contains atrophied stamens and styles. The fiber of the leaves is very tough and can be used for weaving, rope making, netting and papermaking.

3. Papaya

Papaya is scientifically known as papaya, also known as longevity fruit. It is one of the four famous fruits in Lingnan and is known as the "King of Lingnan Fruit".

Papaya is native to Mexico and was introduced to my country in the 17th century. It is now cultivated in various parts of Guangdong, and is most concentrated in the suburbs of Guangzhou. Papaya is an evergreen cork tree of the papaya family. It is called the "three major tropical herbaceous fruit trees" together with bananas and pineapples.

Its fruit is oblong and plump, with thick flesh and few seeds, and has the fragrance of osmanthus. Papaya fruits are huge, weighing one or two kilograms, and large ones can reach six or seven kilograms. The fruit is eaten fresh, tastes good, and is rich in nutrition; it can also be stewed. Stewing papaya with rock sugar can clear the heart and moisten the lungs, and treat diseases such as laryngitis; unripe papaya can be candied and used as vegetable soup, or pickled into "salty and sour papaya".

4. Banana

Banana is one of the four famous fruits in Lingnan. The number of cultivated bananas is second only to citrus, lychee, and pineapple. my country has a history of more than 2,000 years of banana cultivation. In addition to Dongguan, Zhongshan, Xinhui, and Shunde, Guangdong also has Panyu and the suburbs of Guangzhou.

Banana is a perennial evergreen large herbaceous fruit tree of the Musaceae family. Each plant produces buds and fruits once. Each plant produces more than ten bunches of bananas, and each bunch has 10-15 fruits. Its flesh is soft, sweet and delicious, with a unique aroma. It has the effects of moisturizing the intestines, lowering blood pressure, and preventing vascular sclerosis.