- Nephelium
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Nephelium 
Nephelium lappaceum fruits Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Rosids Order: Sapindales Family: Sapindaceae Subfamily: Sapindoideae Genus: Nephelium
L.[1]Species See text
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
- Nephelium aculeatum
- Nephelium chryseum
- Nephelium compressum
- Nephelium costatum
- Nephelium cuspidatum
- Nephelium daedaleum
- Nephelium hamulatum
- Nephelium havilandii
- Nephelium hypoleucum - Korlan
- Nephelium juglandifolium
- Nephelium lappaceum - Rambutan
- Nephelium laurinum
- Nephelium macrophyllum
- Nephelium maingayi
- Nephelium meduseum
- Nephelium malaiense
- Nephelium melanomiscum
- Nephelium melliferum
- Nephelium mutabile - Pulasan
- Nephelium papillatum
- Nephelium reticulatum
- Nephelium subfalcatum
- Nephelium topengii
- Nephelium uncinatum
- Nephelium xerospermoides - Hairless Rambutan
References
- ^ "Nephelium L.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2006-03-29. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?8174. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
External links
Categories:- Nephelium
- Sapindales stubs
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