Nephelium
Nephelium is a genus of about 25 species of flowering plants in the family Sapindaceae, native to southeastern Asia.
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| Nephelium lappaceum fruits | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Sapindaceae |
| Subfamily: | Sapindoideae |
| Genus: | Nephelium L.[1] |
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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 |
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| 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 western Jawa | ||
 | Nephelium lappaceum | Rambutan | Thailand to western Malesia |
| Nephelium laurinum | Peninsula Thailand to western Malesia | ||
| Nephelium macrophyllum | Borneo | ||
| Nephelium maingayi | Peninsula Thailand to western Malesia | ||
| Nephelium meduseum | Borneo | ||
| Nephelium malaiense | Philippines | ||
| Nephelium melanomiscum | Southern Indochina to Peninsula Malaysia | ||
| Nephelium melliferum | Southern Indochina to Peninsula Malaysia | ||
| Nephelium papillatum | Borneo (Sabah) | ||
 | Nephelium ramboutan-ake | Pulasan | Peninsular Malaysia |
| Nephelium reticulatum | Borneo | ||
| Nephelium subfalcatum | Westen Malesia | ||
| Nephelium toong | Indochina | ||
| Nephelium topengii | Hainan | ||
| Nephelium uncinatum | Nicobar Islands to western Malesia | ||
 | Nephelium xerospermoides | Hairless rambutan | Vietnam |
References
- "Nephelium L." Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2006-03-29. Retrieved 2010-01-19.
External links
- Sorting Nephelium names
- e-Floras search results for Nephelium
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