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Dimocarpus longan

Also known as longan, Dragonís eye, Dragonis eye, Pailin Longan, Ta-ngen

Dimocarpus longan, commonly known as the longan () and '''dragon's eye''', is a tropical tree species that produces edible fruit. It is one of the better-known tropical members of the soapberry family Sapindaceae, to which the lychee and rambutan also belong. The fruit of the longan is similar to that of the lychee, but is less aromatic in taste.

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*Dimocarpus longan*, commonly known as longan, is a species in the family Sapindaceae. It belongs to the genus *Dimocarpus* and is classified within the order Sapindales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. The species is part of the kingdom Plantae and is distinct from the loganberry.

The taxon range includes the Tibet Autonomous Region, Guangdong, and Myanmar. It has been introduced to locations such as the Caroline Islands, Florida, the Lesser Sunda Islands, the Marianas, New Guinea, Réunion, the Society Islands, and Taiwan. The plant is used as food, a medicinal plant, fruit, and wood. Its IUCN conservation status is Data Deficient, a designation recorded in 2022.

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Species

Data Deficient

Longan

Dimocarpus longan

SPECIES

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderSapindales
FamilySapindaceae

Native toAndaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos

Observations9,216

Observations recorded7,596

General: species in New Guinea, Dimocarpus longan Lour., cultivated for its

via GBIF · IUCN · Kew POWO

Museum specimens

Specimen records: 1,004
With media: 933
Family: Sapindaceae
Collections: UTEP, SBBG, DAV, MEL, ANSP, RSA
Recorded in: Philippines, United States, Australia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, India, Laos, China

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Key facts

Chinese.pic: Longan (Chinese characters).svg
Chinese.piccap: "Longan" in Traditional (top) and Simplified (bottom) Chinese characters
Chinese.picupright: 0.45
Chinese.t: 龍眼
Chinese.s: 龙眼
Chinese.p: lóngyǎn
Chinese.w: lung2-yen3
Chinese.bpmf: ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄢˇ
Chinese.suz: lón-ngê
Chinese.y: lùhng-ngáahn
Chinese.j: lung4-ngaan5
Chinese.poj: lêng-géng
Chinese.tl: lîng-gíng
Chinese.l: 'dragon eye'

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

Description
Taxonomy
Subspecies
Conservation
Diseases
Cultivation
Growth
Harvest
Distribution
Yield
Uses
Nutrition
Culinary
See also
References
External links

Dimocarpus longan, commonly known as the longan () and '''dragon's eye', is a tropical tree species that produces edible fruit. It is one of the better-known tropical members of the soapberry family Sapindaceae, to which the lychee and rambutan also belong. The fruit of the longan is similar to that of the lychee, but is less aromatic in taste.

The longan (from Vietnamese long nhãn or Cantonese lùhng ngáahn'' , literally 'dragon eye'), is so named because the black seed within the shelled fruit creates the appearance of an eyeball. The plant is native to tropical Asia and China.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dimocarpus longan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.