Difference between revisions of "Nephelium juglandifolium (PROSEA)"
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| − | *Indonesia: lungsir, lengsar (Java). | + | *Indonesia: lungsir, lengsar (Java), sorogol (Sundanese). |
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Introduction |
Nephelium juglandifolium Blume
- Family: Sapindaceae
Synonyms
- Nephelium tuberculatum Radlk.
- Nephelium altissimum Teijsm. & Binnend.
Vernacular names
- Indonesia: lungsir, lengsar (Java), sorogol (Sundanese).
Distribution
Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and West Java.
Uses
The sarcotesta around the seed is edible.
Observations
- Tree, up to 30 m tall with trunk diameter up to 90 cm.
- Leaves (1-)3-7-jugate.
- Fruit a slightly flattened ellipsoid capsule, 3.5-5 cm × 2.5 cm × 2 cm, glabrous, coarsely tuberculate, warts up to 4 mm tall and arranged in longitudinal rows, waxy, light green.
In rain forest and open jungle, up to 650 m altitude.
Selected sources
- Backer, C.A. & Bakhuizen van den Brink, R.C., 1963 1968. Flora of Java. 3 Volumes. Noordhoff, Groningen, the Netherlands.
- Leenhouts, P.W., 1986. A taxonomic revision of Nephelium (Sapindaceae). Blumea 31: 373-436.
Authors
P.C.M. Jansen, J. Jukema, L.P.A. Oyen, T.G. van Lingen
