Nephelium

Nephelium
Nephelium lappaceum fruits
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Subfamily: Sapindoideae
Genus: Nephelium
L.[1]
Species

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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. The genus is closely related to Litchi and Dimocarpus.

Selected species
  • Nephelium macrophyllum
  • Nephelium maingayi
  • Nephelium meduseum
  • Nephelium malaiense
  • Nephelium melanomiscum
  • Nephelium melliferum
  • Nephelium mutabile - Pulasan
  • Nephelium papillatum
  • Nephelium reticulatum
  • Nephelium subfalcatum
  • Nephelium topengii
  • Nephelium uncinatum
  • Nephelium xerospermoides - Hairless Rambutan

References

  1. ↑ "Nephelium L.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2006-03-29. Retrieved 2010-01-19.

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