李又名李子、山李子、玉皇李。古名嘉庆子,据唐代书述《两京记》载:“京都嘉庆坊有李树,其实甘鲜,为京都之美,故称嘉庆李。今人但言嘉庆子,盖称谓既熟,不加李亦可记也。”我国江南一带,至今有的仍称李为“嘉庆子”或“嘉应子”(此是“庆”与“应”谐音的结果)。 李属于蔷薇科“家族”,落叶小乔木,高8～12米,树冠广球形小枝灰绿色,红褐色,有光泽。叶椭圆状倒卵形,表面有光泽,脉腋有数个腺体。开花期3～4月, Lee also known as plum, plum, jade Huang Li. The ancient name of Jia Qingzi, according to the Tang Dynasty, “Two Beijing Kee,” contains: “Kyoto Jiaqing Square has Li Shu, in fact, fresh, as the beauty of Kyoto, so Jiaqing Lee. Today, but Jiaqing child, cover title cooked, not added Lee also can remember. ”Some areas in the south of our country still claim Li as“ Jiaqingzi ”or“ Jiayingzi ”(this is the result of homophonic“ Qing ”and“ Ying ”). Lee belongs to the Rosaceae “family”, deciduous trees, 8 to 12 meters high, crowned globose twigs gray-green, reddish-brown, shiny. Leaves oval-shaped obovate, shiny surface, veins several glands. Flowering from March to April,