Longan

Longan
	Longan fruit
Conservation status
	; Near Threatened (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Sapindaceae
Genus:	Dimocarpus
Species:	D. longan
Binomial name
	Dimocarpus longan; Lour.
Synonyms
	Dimocarpus undulatus Wight; Euphoria cinerea (Turcz.) Radlk.; Euphoria glabra Blume; Euphoria gracilis Radlk.; Euphoria leichhardtii Benth.; Euphoria longan (Lour.) Steud.; Euphoria longana Lam.; Euphoria malaiensis (Griff.) Radlk.; Euphoria microcarpa Radlk.; Euphoria nephelioides Radlk.; Euphoria verruculosa Salisb.; Nephelium longan (Lour.) Hook.; Nephelium longana Cambess.;

The longan is similar to the related lychee or rambutan but with a less textured and thinner "shell". Taste and texture are similar to lychee but not as juicy.

References

↑ "Dimocarpus longan". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 1998: e.T32399A9698234. 1998. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T32399A9698234.en. Retrieved 5 Sep 2016.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 "{{#Property:P225}}". The Plant List. Missouri Botanical Garden. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 Sep 2016.

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[IUCN-1] "Dimocarpus longan". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 1998: e.T32399A9698234. 1998. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T32399A9698234.en. Retrieved 5 Sep 2016.

[TPL-2] 2.0 ^2.1 "{{#Property:P225}}". The Plant List. Missouri Botanical Garden. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 Sep 2016.

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Longan


Longan fruit
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 2.3)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Sapindaceae
Genus:	Dimocarpus
Species:	D. longan
Binomial name
*Dimocarpus longan* Lour.^[2]
Synonyms^[2]
Dimocarpus undulatus Wight Euphoria cinerea (Turcz.) Radlk. Euphoria glabra Blume Euphoria gracilis Radlk. Euphoria leichhardtii Benth. Euphoria longan (Lour.) Steud. Euphoria longana Lam. Euphoria malaiensis (Griff.) Radlk. Euphoria microcarpa Radlk. Euphoria nephelioides Radlk. Euphoria verruculosa Salisb. Nephelium longan (Lour.) Hook. Nephelium longana Cambess.