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Nephelium ramboutan-ake, the pulasan, [1] is a tropical fruit in the soapberry family Sapindaceae. [2] It is closely related to the rambutan and sometimes confused with it. Other related soapberry family fruits include lychee and longan. [2] Usually eaten fresh, it is sweeter than the rambutan and lychee, but very rare outside Southeast Asia.
Nephelium hypoleucum will only grow in fertile sandy soil at high altitudes of up to 1200 meters (about 3937 ft), This species is mainly found in rainforests as well as savannah in a hilly country. [3] It prefers to be in a tropical climate with high temperatures and high humidity. [5]
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 ( rambutan ) is commercially important for its fruit.
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] It is closely related to several other edible tropical fruits, including the lychee, longan, pulasan ...
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.
Nephelium maingayi, also known as serait in Malay, mujau in Iban, and buah sungkit in Sabah and Brunei, is a species of flowering plant, a tropical forest fruit-tree in the rambutan family, that is native to Southeast Asia. [2]
Nephelium chryseum is a species of plant related to the rambutan. The plant produces edible fruit that are covered in hard red shells with spikey spines. It is native to southern China, Borneo, the Philippines, and Vietnam.
The Sapindaceae are a family of flowering plants in the order Sapindales known as the soapberry family.It contains 138 genera [2] and 1,858 accepted species. Examples include horse chestnut, maples, ackee and lychee.