Nephelium lappaceum var. lappaceum
Rambutan
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Variety
- Botanical Family: Sapindaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a tree.
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Nephelium lappaceum var. lappaceum (commonly known as Rambutan) is a tree within the Sapindaceae family. It naturally occurs in Tropical Asia. Within its native range, this variety is most commonly linked to wet tropical conditions. It is a naturally occurring variety of Nephelium lappaceum, which is linked below, along with other varieties of this species.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
Indo-China, Malesia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Borneo, Malaya, Sumatera, Thailand
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Angola, Caroline Is., Costa Rica, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Myanmar, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Trinidad-Tobago, Vietnam
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