Rambutan

This article is about the tree. For the cipher, see Rambutan (cryptography).

Rambutan
A fuzzy red fruit and a clear circular fruit
Unpeeled and peeled rambutan fruit
A bundle of fuzzy red fruits on woody stems
Rambutan fruits
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Nephelium
Species:
N. lappaceum
Binomial name
Nephelium lappaceum
Synonyms[3]
List
    • Dimocarpus crinitus Lour.
    • Euphoria glabra Blume
    • Euphoria nephelium DC.
    • Nephelium obovatum Ridl.
    • Nephelium pallens Radlk.
    • Nephelium rambutan Schnizl.
    • Scytalia crinita Raeusch.
    • Scytalia rimosa Roxb.

Rambutan (/ræmˈbuːtən/ 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, and quenepa.[4][5]

  1. ^ a b Barstow, M. (2017). "Nephelium lappaceum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T33266A67808476. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T33266A67808476.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Nephelium lappaceum". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
  3. ^ a b "Nephelium lappaceum L." World Flora Online. World Flora Consortium. 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  4. ^ Morton, J. F. (1987). Fruits of Warm Climates. West Lafayette, Indiana, USA: Center for New Crops & Plant Products, Purdue University Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture. pp. 262–265.
  5. ^ "The Rambutan Information Website". Panoramic Fruit Farm, Puerto Rico. Retrieved 25 June 2011.