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Nephelium
Nephelium lappaceum fruits
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Tribe: Nephelieae
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
Image Scientific name Common name Distribution
Nephelium aculeatum Borneo (Sabah)
Nephelium chryseum China, Borneo, the Philippines, and Vietnam.
Nephelium compressum Borneo.
Nephelium costatum Malaysia.
Nephelium cuspidatum Borneo.
Nephelium daedaleum Borneo.
Nephelium hamulatum Peninsular Malaysia.
Nephelium havilandii Borneo (Sarawak)
Nephelium hypoleucum Korlan Indo-China to Peninsula Malaysia (Kedah).
Nephelium juglandifolium Peninsula Malaysia to W. Jawa.
Nephelium lappaceum Rambutan Thailand to W. Malesia.
Nephelium laurinum Peninsula Thailand to W. Malesia.
Nephelium macrophyllum Borneo.
Nephelium maingayi Peninsula Thailand to W. Malesia.
Nephelium meduseum Borneo.
Nephelium malaiense Philippines
Nephelium melanomiscum S. Indo-China to Peninsula Malaysia.
Nephelium melliferum S. Indo-China to Peninsula Malaysia.
Nephelium mutabile Pulasan Peninsular Malaysia
Nephelium papillatum Borneo (Sabah).
Nephelium reticulatum Borneo.
Nephelium subfalcatum W. Malesia.
Nephelium toong Indo-China.
Nephelium topengii Hainan.
Nephelium uncinatum Nicobar Islands to W. Malesia.
Nephelium xerospermoides Hairless rambutan Vietnam

References

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

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