Dimocarpus longan Lour.

Common Name: Longan
Family: Sapindaceae Juss.
Synonym(s): Euphoria longan, Nephelium longan

Country of Origin: China & Malaysia

Description: A medium sized tree from China, it can be pruned to maintain a small tree size. This lychee relative has stiffer leaves, more wind resistance and fruits more prolifically and regularly than its famous cousin. The 1" fruit is encased in a thick brown skin which, like the lychee, separates easily from the aril. The flesh is sweet and is usually eaten fresh but can be canned or dried.

USDA Zone: 9b-11

Accession Data:

Accession # 201400014
Source: Matt Opel ex Chinatown market NYC
Provenance: seed sown March 2008, lingering as un-accessioned plants until Jan 2014.
Accession Date: 01-21-2014
Bench: 1202 - AUS:North Bench W
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 02-26-2025
Restrictions:

Classification:

Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
SubClass: eurosid II
Order: Sapindales
SubOrder:
Family: Sapindaceae
SubFamily: Sapindoideae
Tribe:
SubTribe:

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:

Year	Jan				Feb				Mar					Apr				May				Jun					Jul				Aug				Sep					Oct				Nov				Dec
2025

References (internal):

EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: China South-Central / China Southeast / Taiwan / India / Sri Lanka / Cambodia / Laos / Myanmar / Thailand / Vietnam / Borneo / Jawa / Lesser Sunda Is. / Malaya / Philippines / Sulawesi / Sumatera

References (external):

The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Tuesday, November 14, 2017.
Dimocarpus longan at ARS-GRIN. Last accessed on Tuesday, November 14, 2017.
Dimocarpus longan. (2012, September 15). Wikispecies, . Retrieved 18:17, January 21, 2014
Image #00 (cropped) & #01 (original) from Wikimedia Commons (public domain?). Last accessed on Tuesday, November 14, 2017.
Dimocarpus longan at IUCN Redlist. Last accessed on Tuesday, November 14, 2017.

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