Nephelium

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.

Scientific name	Common name	Distribution
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 W. Jawa.
Nephelium lappaceum	Rambutan	Thailand to W. Malesia.
Nephelium laurinum		Peninsula Thailand to W. Malesia.
Nephelium macrophyllum		Borneo.
Nephelium maingayi		Peninsula Thailand to W. Malesia.
Nephelium meduseum		Borneo.
Nephelium malaiense		Philippines
Nephelium melanomiscum		S. Indo-China to Peninsula Malaysia.
Nephelium melliferum		S. Indo-China to Peninsula Malaysia.
Nephelium mutabile	Pulasan	Peninsular Malaysia
Nephelium papillatum		Borneo (Sabah).
Nephelium reticulatum		Borneo.
Nephelium subfalcatum		W. Malesia.
Nephelium toong		Indo-China.
Nephelium topengii		Hainan.
Nephelium uncinatum		Nicobar Islands to W. 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.

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