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Sapindaceae
Rambutan Flower
Nephelium lappaceum
Tropical sweetness and exotic abundance.
- Family
- Sapindaceae
- Genus
- Nephelium
- Native to
- Southeast Asia
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Type
- evergreen tree
- Height
- 15–25 m
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- deep, fertile, well-drained, acidic
- Water
- high; consistent tropical rainfall
- Hardiness
- 11–12
- Lifespan
- 60–100 years
Did you know
- The name 'rambutan' comes from Malay 'rambut' meaning 'hair', referring to the fruit's hairy exterior.
- Rambutan flowers are tiny and fragrant but appear in enormous panicles of thousands of blooms.
- Trees are typically male, female, or hermaphrodite — only female and hermaphrodite trees bear fruit.
- A single mature tree can produce 5,000 to 6,000 fruits per season in good conditions.
- Bees are essential pollinators; rambutan orchards in Thailand often keep beehives among the trees.
Color meanings
Cream
fruitful generosity