Nephelium maingayi

Family: Sapindaceae

What it is like

A tree. It grows to 40 m high. The trunk is 90 cm across. It can have buttresses 1.4 m tall. The bark is brown or red. The twigs are smooth. The leaves have 1-5 leaflets. They are 5.7-22 cm long by 2.7-9 cm wide. The flowering cluster can be in the axils of leaves or at the ends of branches. The fruit is flattened and oval. It is 2-2.8 cm by 1.2-1.8 cm. The surface is warty.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. In Indonesia it grows in primary or secondary forest up to 1,000 m altitude. It is often in alluvial forests and along streams.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Australia, Brunei, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia, Sarawak, SE Asia, Thailand

How it is used for food

The flesh of the ripe fruit is eaten raw.

It is very minor.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Plants are grown from seed.

Its other names

Local names

Buah raydun, Buah seriat, Buah sungkit, Buah unjing, Katiau, Kedin, Kolomundui, Lait, Likoit, Mujau, Penjaih, Puda, Redan, Ridan, Ronjo, Serait

Synonyms

Nephelium glabrum auct. non Noronha; Nephelium lappaceum var. maingayi (Hiern) Valet;