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    Rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum) is a tropical fruit belonging to the


    family Sapindaceae. The word rambutan is derived from the Malay word rambut which
    means “hair”, a reference to the numerous hairy protuberances of the fruit. The fruit is
    often red but sometimes yellow. When peeled open, it reveals a sweet, white flesh
    clinging to a woody seed. 1

    Origin and distribution


    It is probable that rambutans are native to the Malay archipelago. However, the origin of
    the rambutan is not clear as it has been cultivated for a very long time. Today, rambutan
    2 

    trees are cultivated mostly in Southeast Asia. It has also become popular in other
    tropical countries, especially Central America.
    3

    Description
    Rambutan trees are evergreen with a roundish-bushy appearance, growing to a
    maximum height of 30 m. Its branches are low and widespread, while its bark is smooth
    and greyish-brown. The leaves are simple pinnate compound, 15 to 40 cm long, and
    arranged alternately. Leaflets are elliptical and blunt, and up to eight leaflets are
    arranged in pairs. Flowers are greenish-white, small sized and occur in large bunches.
    The flowers have no petals, are mildly fragrant and are either completely male or
    bisexual. The male flowers occur on different trees. Each flower holds six to eight
    stamens, and its superior ovary has one to two lobes with a single style. Flowering
    occurs twice a year.4

    Rambutan fruits are round or ellipsoid with a leathery skin densely covered in soft
    spines up to 2 cm long.  The fruits are yellow to crimson and grow up to 7 by 5 cm in
    5

    size. The white juicy flesh encloses an oval seed. The seeds are bitter and narcotic.  
    6 

    Usage and potential


    Food
    The rambutan fruit can be eaten fresh or canned. Rambutans are used in fruit salads,
    jellies or as an ingredient in savoury dishes. Seeds are roasted and eaten as a snack in
    the Philippines.7

    Medicine
    The pericarp or fruit walls are used medicinally in Java as they are high in tannin and
    saponin. In Malaysia, the roots were used to treat fever, and the leaves for poulticing.
    The bark was applied as an astringent for tongue diseases. 8

    Other uses
    Young shoots are used to dye yellow silk to green. A dye called ayer banyar, made from
    rambutan leaves and fruits combined with other ingredients, is used to dye red silk
    black. The wood of the tree, though hard, tends to split as it dries. It is nevertheless
    used as timber. 9

    Variant names
    Common name: Rambutan, 红毛丹.
    Scientific name: Nephelium lappaceum. 10

    Indonesian and Malay name: Rambutan.


    Thai name: Ngoh, phruan. 11

    Author
    Naidu Ratnala Thulaja

    References
    1. Purdue University, Centre for new crops & plant products. (1995). New crop
    factsheet: Rambutan. Retrieved on 2017, February 2 from Purdue University website:
    https://hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/CropFactSheets/Rambutan.html 
    2. Wee, Y. C. (2003). Tropical trees and shrubs: A selection for urban planting.
    Singapore: Sun Tree Publishing, p. 235. (Call no.: RSING 582.16095957 WEE)
    3. Blancke, R. (2016). Tropical fruits and other edible plants of the world: An illustrated
    guide. Ithaca, New York: Comstock Publishing Associates, p. 164. (Call no.: RSEA
    634.6 BLA)
    4. Wee, Y. C. (2003). Tropical trees and shrubs: A selection for urban planting.
    Singapore: Sun Tree Publishing, p. 235. (Call no.: RSING 582.16095957 WEE)
    5. Blancke, R. (2016). Tropical fruits and other edible plants of the world: An illustrated
    guide. Ithaca, New York: Comstock Publishing Associates, p. 164. (Call no.: RSEA
    634.6 BLA)
    6. Wee, Y. C. (2003). Tropical trees and shrubs: A selection for urban planting.
    Singapore: Sun Tree Publishing, p. 235. (Call no.: RSING 582.16095957 WEE)
    7. Blancke, R. (2016). Tropical fruits and other edible plants of the world: An illustrated
    guide. Ithaca, New York: Comstock Publishing Associates, p. 164. (Call no.: RSEA
    634.6 BLA)
    8. Burkill, I. H. (1935). A dictionary of the economic products of the Malay Peninsula.
    Kuala Lumpur: Ministry of Agriculture and Co-operatives, p. 1572. (Call no.: RCLOS
    634.909595 BUR)
    9. Burkill, I. H. (1935). A dictionary of the economic products of the Malay Peninsula.
    Kuala Lumpur: Ministry of Agriculture and Co-operatives, p. 1572. (Call no.: RCLOS
    634.909595 BUR)
    10. Wee, Y. C. (1992). A guide to medicinal plants. Singapore: Singapore Science
    Centre, p. 110. (Call no.: RSING 581.634095957 WEE)
    11. Wee, Y. C. (2003). Tropical trees and shrubs: A selection for urban planting.
    Singapore: Sun Tree Publishing, p. 235. (Call no.: RSING 582.16095957 WEE)

    Further resource
    Hutton, W. (1996). Tropical fruits of Malaysia & Singapore. Hong Kong: Periplus
    Editions.
    (Call no.: YRSING 581.95957 CHA)

    The information in this article is valid as at 2016 and correct as far as we are able to
    ascertain from our sources. It is not intended to be an exhaustive or complete history of
    the subject. Please contact the Library for further reading materials on the topic.

     
    Subject
    Rambutan
    Nephelium--Singapore
    Nature>>Plants
    Tropical fruit--Singapore
    Plants
    Science and technology>>Agriculture>>Fruit crops

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