Nephelium lappaceum
Also known as rambutan, Hairfruit
Rambutan ( ; ;Nephelium lappaceum) is a medium-sized tropical tree in the family Sapindaceae. The name also refers to the edible fruit produced by this tree. The rambutan is native to Southeast Asia. It is closely related to several other edible tropical fruits, including the lychee, longan, pulasan, and quenepa.
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Nephelium lappaceum, commonly known as rambutan, is a tropical tree native to Southeast Asia that produces an edible fruit and belongs to the same family as lychees and longans. The rambutan is valued as a food crop and is closely related to several other economically important tropical fruits.
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Species
Least ConcernNephelium lappaceum
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderSapindales
- FamilySapindaceae
Native toAssam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Maluku
General: , but Nephelium lappaceum L. (rambutan) is widely cultivated as a fruit
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18 sectionsContents
- Description
- Fruit
- History
- Etymology
- Composition
- Nutrients
- Phytochemicals
- Ecology
- Pollination
- Varieties
- Uses
- Culinary
- Cultivation
- Production
- Distribution
- Gallery
- See also
- References
Rambutan ( ; ;Nephelium lappaceum) is a medium-sized tropical tree in the family Sapindaceae. The name also refers to the edible fruit produced by this tree. The rambutan is native to Southeast Asia. It is closely related to several other edible tropical fruits, including the lychee, longan, pulasan, and quenepa.
== Description == It is an evergreen tree growing to a height of . The leaves are alternate, long, pinnate, with three to eleven leaflets, each leaflet wide and broad with an entire margin.