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Accession Data:

Dimocarpus longan Lour.

  • Common Name: Longan
  • Family: Sapindaceae Juss.
  • 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.
  • USDA Zone: 9b-11

Accession Data:

  • Accession # 201400014
  • Source: Matt Opel ex Chinatown market NYC
  • Provenance: seed sown March 2008, lingering as un-accessioned plants until Jan 2014.
  • Accession Date: 01-21-2014
  • Bench: 1202 - AUS:North Bench W
    • Currently: active - healthy
    • Qty: 1 confirmed on 10-05-2024
  • Restrictions:

    Classification:

    • Division: Magnoliophyta
    • Class: Magnoliopsida
    • SubClass: eurosid II
    • Order: Sapindales
    • SubOrder:
    • Family: Sapindaceae
    • SubFamily: Sapindoideae
    • Tribe:
    • SubTribe:

    References (internal):

    • Edible Plants
    • Plants with Edible Fruits
    • EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: China South-Central / China Southeast / Taiwan / India / Sri Lanka / Cambodia / Laos / Myanmar / Thailand / Vietnam / Borneo / Jawa / Lesser Sunda Is. / Malaya / Philippines / Sulawesi / Sumatera

    References (external):

    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.

    data regenerated on Tue, 08 Oct 2024 13:02:29 -0400 [bcm v4.0]

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    Dimocarpus longan

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    Current Accessions in the Sapindaceae

    Subfamily Hippocastanoideae
    Tribe Aceraceae

    • Acer palmatum W/C

    Subfamily Sapindoideae

    • Alectryon coriaceus
    • Cardiospermum halicacabum
    • Dimocarpus longan
    • Melicoccus bijugatus
    • Ungnadia speciosa
    W/C = Wild Collected
    = indicates flowering in past 14 days
    = images available for this accession
    = map available for this accession
    = accession added within past 90 days
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