Longan

From Eat Every Plant
Revision as of 12:11, 4 November 2017 by Keenan (talk | contribs) (start article)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Longan
Longan tree at Pine Island Nursery.jpg
Dimocarpus longan fruits.jpg
Longan fruit
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Dimocarpus
Species:
D. longan
Binomial name
Dimocarpus longan
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.

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

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

Acknowledgements

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Longan, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Retrieved from "https://eateveryplant.org/wiki/index.php?title=Longan&oldid=11802"