Lychee cultivars in Nepal

Broadly, there are two types of lychee cultivar in Nepal, namely the Terai and the Hill cultivars

Terai cultivars

These are introduced cultivars mostly from India. They are being grown in the Terai and low hills. Fruits mature from mid-May to mid-June. The common varieties grown under commercial scale are as follows:

Mujafpuri Raja Saheb Deharaduni China Calcuttia Hill cultivars

The hill cultivars are late in maturity and fruits are harvested from the end of May to the end of June. The fruits are larger than the Terai cultivars and seeds are also a little bit larger. Some of the important cultivars are as follows:

Pokhara local Udaipur local Tanahu local Chitwan local Kalika local Gorkha local

Farmers at Pokhara, Palpa and Gorkha reported that those trees which are as old as 40-50 years and are still productive might had been introduced from the Terai area by some amateur fruit growers in past and are now adapted to the hill environment and are multiplied and distributed among the farmers and between the villages.