Korlan
Nephelium hypoleucum

Family: Sapindaceae

What it is like

A tree 10-25 m tall. The trunk can be 1.4 m across. There can be buttresses 1.5 m tall. The leaves have 1-4 leaflets. The leaf stalk is 3-16 cm long. The leaflets are 6.5-30 cm long by 2-8 cm wide. The flowering stalks are at the ends of branches or in the axils of leaves. The male and female flowers can be in the same flowering group. The fruit is 2-3 cm long by 1.5-2 cm wide. It is densely warty. It is red.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows in dense forests on plains and low hills.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Cambodia, Indochina, Laos, Myanmar, SE Asia, Thailand, Vietnam

How it is used for food

The ripe fruit are eaten.

It is sold in local markets.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Plants are grown from seed.

In NE Thailand fruit are ripe March to April.

Its other names

Local names

Bak ngeuw, Bak-ngaew, Cay thu'an, Co lenh, Kho laen, Ko laen, Kyet-mouk, Maak ngeuw, Mak waeo, Sao mao, Se moen, Semon, Semorn, Se mornn, Taw-kyetmauk, Tawthayet

Synonyms

Nephelium cochinchinense Pierre; Nephelium longana Cambess var. hypoleuca King;