Pulasan

For Pacific tropical storms with a similar looking name, see Tropical Storm Pulasan.

Pulasan
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Nephelium
Species:
N. ramboutan-ake
Binomial name
Nephelium ramboutan-ake
(Labill.) Leenh.
Synonyms
  • Litchi ramboutan-ake Labill.
  • Nephelium mutabile Blume
Fruit
A trio of pulasan fruits, one of which has been opened to reveal the sweet edible flesh.
Pulasan tree with ripe fruits photographed in Kerala

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.

  1. ^ "Nephelium ramboutan-ake". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b Julia F Morton (1987). Pulasan; In: Fruits of Warm Climates. NewCROP, the New Crop Resource Online Program, Center for New Crops & Plant Products, Purdue University. pp. 265–266. ISBN 0-9610184-1-0. Retrieved 28 December 2022.