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Accession Data

Dimocarpus longan

Common Name: Longan

Family: Sapindaceae

Synonym(s): Euphoria longan, Nephelium longan

Country of Origin: China & Malaysia

Description: A medium sized tree from China, it can be pruned to maintain a small tree size. This lychee relative has stiffer leaves, more wind resistance and fruits more prolifically and regularly than its famous cousin. The 1" fruit is encased in a thick brown skin which, like the lychee, separates easily from the aril. The flesh is sweet and is usually eaten fresh but can be canned or dried.

Accession Data

USDA Zone: 9b-11

Accession #: 201400014

Accession Date: 2014-01-21 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 1202

Quantity: 1

Source: Matt Opel ex Chinatown market NYC

Provenance: seed sown March 2008, lingering as un-accessioned plants until Jan 2014.

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subclass: eurosid II

Order: Sapindales

Family: Sapindaceae

SubFamily: Sapindoideae

References

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Tuesday, November 14, 2017.
  2. Dimocarpus longan at ARS-GRIN. Last accessed on Tuesday, November 14, 2017.
  3. Dimocarpus longan. (2012, September 15). Wikispecies, . Retrieved 18:17, January 21, 2014
  4. Image #00 (cropped) & #01 (original) from Wikimedia Commons (public domain?). Last accessed on Tuesday, November 14, 2017.
  5. Dimocarpus longan at IUCN Redlist. Last accessed on Tuesday, November 14, 2017.

Images

Dimocarpus longan
Dimocarpus longan