Litchi chinensis identity comes before variety and grade
Kew accepts Litchi chinensis in the Sapindaceae family, and Codex CXS 196 limits its fresh-fruit scope to commercial cultivars of that species. Longan, rambutan and other Sapindaceae fruits are different products, while a common-name spelling such as lychee or litchi does not establish cultivar. Atlas records accepted scientific species, cultivar or varietal type, orchard and packhouse origin, crop and packing dates and supporting documents before class, size or price observations are compared.
Fresh, dried, canned, frozen and processed lychee stay separate
Codex CXS 196 covers lychee supplied fresh to the consumer and expressly excludes fruit for industrial processing. Fresh whole fruit, individually presented fruit, bunches, peeled or pitted fruit, frozen arils, dried fruit, canned fruit, juice, puree and other ingredients differ in edible yield, moisture, processing, additives, packaging and destination rules. Atlas keeps product form, peel and seed state, presentation, process, net and drained weight where relevant, ingredient declaration and conversion basis attached to every observation.
Class, size, defects and presentation need lot inspection
Codex defines Extra, Class I and Class II, measures size by maximum equatorial diameter and sets class-specific minimum sizes, tolerances and visible-defect allowances. Individually presented fruit and bunches also have different stalk and branch rules: an individual stalk may extend no more than 2 millimetres beyond the fruit, while a bunch must contain more than three attached, well-formed fruit and its branch may not exceed 15 centimetres. A supplier adjective does not prove class. Atlas requires representative sampling, count or weight basis, measured diameter distribution, defect record, colour, maturity, package uniformity, lot identity and inspection date.
Treatment and cold-chain evidence are route-specific
Australia's MICoR entry for fresh lychee to the United States requires approved farms, packhouses and treatment facilities, phytosanitary documentation, route-specific sampling and minimum 400-gray irradiation with treatment records. Another destination may impose a different pest pathway or accepted treatment. UC Davis postharvest guidance also shows that cultivar and intended storage duration affect temperature handling and that desiccation drives pericarp browning. Atlas therefore retains origin, destination, permit, phytosanitary declaration, treatment facility, dose or schedule, dosimetry or treatment certificate, inspection sample, time-temperature history, relative humidity where available and evidence date instead of generalizing one route to all trade.
A class or treatment rule does not establish a delivered lychee price
A Codex diameter, defect allowance, irradiation dose or postharvest temperature reference does not establish cultivar, actual grade, treatment completion, decay, current availability, transaction value, air or sea freight, shrink or destination cost for a present lot. A delivered comparison still needs permitted current observations for the exact cultivar and form, measured class and size, quality and safety evidence, treatment and cold chain, package, origin, quantity, currency, Incoterm, destination, delivery window, route costs and information vintage. Atlas withholds a physical estimate when those observations or usage rights are missing.