Nephelium cuspidatum (PROSEA)

Plant Resources of South-East Asia Introduction

List of species

Nephelium cuspidatum Blume

Synonyms

• Nephelium eriopetalum Miq.,
• Nephelium ophiodes Radlk.,
• Nephelium robustum Radlk.

Vernacular names

• Giant rambutan (En)
• Indonesia: rambutan kabung, ranggung, sangga lutung
• Malaysia: buah kebuau (Iban, Sarawak), lotong, rambutan kabong (Peninsular)
• Philippines: panungaian (Tagalog)
• Singapore: sanggul lotong.

Distribution

Peninsular Burma (Myanmar), Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra, West Java (rare), Borneo and the Philippines (Palawan).

• See also Nephelium (PROSEA Fruits)