Record Number
5971
PROSEA Handbook Number
5(3): Timber trees; Lesser-known timbers
Taxon
Nephelium lappaceum L.
This article should be read together with the article on the genus: Nephelium in the Handbook volume indicated above in this database.
This article should be read together with the article on the genus: Nephelium in the Handbook volume indicated above in this database.
Synonyms
Nephelium chryseum Blume, Nephelium obovatum Ridley, Nephelium sufferrugineum Radlk.
Vernacular Names
Litchi chevelu (Fr). Rambutan (En). Indonesia: rambutan (general), chorogol (Sundanese), kakapas (Sumatra). Malaysia: rambutan (general), buah abong (Kenyah, Sarawak), rangalau (Dusan Ranau, Sabah). Philippines: rambutan (general). Cambodia: saaw maaw, ser mon. Thailand: ngoh (central), ngoh paa (peninsular). Vietnam: ch[oo]m ch[oo]m, vai thi[ee][uf].
Distribution
Southern China (Yunnan), Hainan, Indo-China, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra, Java, Borneo, the Philippines and Sulawesi; cultivated throughout humid tropical Asia (from Sri Lanka to New Guinea) and in small numbers in tropical America, Africa and Australia.
Author(s)
T. Uji
Correct Citation of this Article
Uji, T., 1998. Nephelium lappaceum L.. In: Sosef, M.S.M., Hong, L.T. and Prawirohatmodjo, S. (Editors): Plant Resources of South-East Asia No 5(3): Timber trees; Lesser-known timbers. PROSEA Foundation, Bogor, Indonesia. Database record: prota4u.org/prosea
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