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Rambutan (/ r æ m ˈ b uː t ə n / ram-BOO-tən; Nephelium lappaceum) is a medium-sized tropical tree in the family Sapindaceae. [3] The name also refers to the edible fruit produced by this tree. The rambutan is native to Southeast Asia. [ 1 ]
Nephelium is a genus of about 25 species of flowering plants in the family Sapindaceae, native to southeastern Asia.. They are evergreen trees with pinnately compound leaves, and edible drupaceous fruit; one species, N. lappaceum is commercially important for its fruit.
Nephelium cuspidatum, also known as rambutan hutan in Malay and buah sibau in Iban, is a species of flowering plant, a tropical forest fruit-tree in the rambutan family, that is native to Southeast Asia.
Rambutan fruits. The Sapindaceae are related to the Rutaceae, and both are usually placed in an order Sapindales or Rutales, depending on whether they are kept separate and which name is used for the order. [4] The most basal member appears to be Xanthoceras.
Nephelium aculeatum, also known as Rambutan utan, [3] is a tree that is native to Borneo [4] The tree's fruit is edible [3] and is an oval shape. It has groups of 4 stemming jugate leaves and its petioles can be 8–10 cm (3.1–3.9 in) long.
While similar to rambutan, the fruit lacks the hairy spines. The flesh is sweet and juicy, and separates easily from the seed, much more easily than the rambutan. [2] In addition, unlike the seed of the rambutan, the seed of the pulasan is readily edible raw. It has a flavor somewhat like that of almonds.
Nephelium xerospermoides, the hairless rambutan, is a species closely related to the rambutan. The drupe fruit has a flavor similar to rambutan. [1] The fruit does not have any hair-like spines, hence its common name. They can be eaten freshly picked from the tree. They are not commonly grown or harvested for commercial use.
Rambutan cultivation in Surat Thani traces its roots back to 1926, initiated by Chinese Malay Mr. K. Vong in the Ban Na San District. The province celebrates its rambutan production with an annual fair held in early August, featuring a parade of elaborately decorated floats on the Tapi River.