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Nephelium lappaceum.jpg

Nephelium lappaceum  L.

Rambutan

Plants > Angiosperms > Sapindaceae > ​​Nephelium lappaceum

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Class: Dicots
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Nephelium
Species: lappaceum


  • Common names: Rambutan
  • Thai names: กะเมาะแต ka-mo-tae (Malay-Pattani), เงาะ ngo (General), เงาะป่า ngo pa (Peninsular, Southeastern), ผมเงาะ phom ngo (Peninsular), พรวน phruan (Peninsular), มอแต mo-tae (Malay-Pattani), อาเมาะแต a-mo-tae (Malay-Pattani)
  • Chinese names: 红毛丹 hong mao dan
  • Distribution: ​​Native to Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, and Thailand; cultivated in SE Asia
  • Image locations: Trat (Bo Rai)
  • Map info: Provinces are highlighted according to phytogeographical areas as used in the Flora of Thailand project.
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations

Images of Nephelium lappaceum from Thailand.
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Nephelium lappaceum Bo Rai Trat June

References: 
​The Plant List
Forest Herbarium - BKF​​
Flora of China​
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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