Rambutan

Rambutan (/ræmˈbuːtən/; taxonomic name: Nephelium lappaceum) is a medium-sized tropical tree in the family Sapindaceae. The name also refers to the edible fruit produced by this tree. The rambutan is native to Southeast Asia. It is closely related to several other edible tropical fruits, including the lychee, longan, pulasan, and quenepa.

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

Rambutan
Unpeeled and peeled rambutan
Rambutan fruits
Scientific 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
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.
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