Nephelium lappaceum

Rambutan

Large, evergreen, wide-crowned tree with odd-pinnate, matt green leaves up to 20 cm long. The flowers are white, inconspicuous in long panicles and form fruits that are red or yellow when ripe and covered with long, soft spines. The whitish pulp is transparent and encloses a single dark seed. 

Large, evergreen, wide-crowned tree with odd-pinnate, matt green leaves up to 20 cm long. The flowers are white, inconspicuous in long panicles and form fruits that are red or yellow when ripe and covered with long, soft spines. The whitish pulp is transparent and encloses a single dark seed. 

Here in Frutigen the tree still needs a little time to produce the spiny, lychee-like fruits.

Malaysia

Sapindaceae (Soapberry family)

Tropenhaus Wolhusen

Large, evergreen, wide-crowned tree with odd-pinnate, matt green leaves up to 20 cm long. The flowers are white, inconspicuous in long panicles and form fruits that are red or yellow when ripe and covered with long, soft spines. The whitish pulp is transparent and encloses a single dark seed. 

Here in Frutigen the tree still needs a little time to produce the spiny, lychee-like fruits.

Nephelium lappaceum
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