The most common cultivar in South Africa is the Mauritius Litchi. The fruits are in loose, pendent clusters, strawberry-red, sometimes rose, pinkish or amber, and some types tinged with green. Most are aromatic, oval, heart- shaped or nearly round, have a thin, leathery, rough or minutely warty skin. Mauritius litchis grow best in a subtropical climates with high summer temperatures, low and frost-free winter temperatures.