Forest rambutan
Nephelium junglandifolium

Family: Sapindaceae

What it is like

A tree. It grows 30 m high. The trunk can be 90 cm across. The leaves have 3-7 pairs of leaflets. The leaflets are narrowly oval and 8-32 cm long by 3-10 cm wide. They are thin and leathery. The flowering shoots are near the ends of branches. The fruit are slightly flattened and 4-5 cm long by 3 cm wide.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows in the rainforest. It is mostly at low altitudes and up to 650 m altitude.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Guinea, SE Asia, Thailand

How it is used for food

The layer around the seeds is eaten.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Plants can be grown from seeds.

Its other names

Local names

Lungsir

Synonyms

Nephelium altissimum Teijsm. & Binn.; Nephelium tuberculatum Radlk.;