General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Strongly acid (5.1 – 5.5)
Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 30-40 feet (9.1-12.2m)
Plant Spread: 30-40 feet (9.1-12.2m)
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Showy
Other: Clusters of 3/4 to 1.5 inch globose drupes with thin, leathery skin; transluscent flesh and a single, dark black seed.
Fruiting Time: Summer
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Color: Other: Pale yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Uses: Medicinal Herb
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Days to germinate: 7 to 10 days
Depth to plant seed: Shallowly sow, at no more than 3/4 inch depth
Propagation: Other methods: Layering
Containers: Not suitable for containers
Conservation status: Vulnerable (VU)

Conservation status:
Conservation status: Vulnerable
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Common names
  • Longan
  • Lungan
  • Dragon's Eye
  • Cat's Eye
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Dimocarpus longan
  • Synonym: Nephelium longan
  • Synonym: Euphoria longana

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Location: Brownstown PA 17508
Date: 8/12/21
My co-worker had these fruits at break time pretty yummy!
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: July 2012
Location: Store 
Date: 2018-01-25

Date: 2018-01-25

Date: 2018-01-25
Location: National Botanical Garden, DC, Virginia :) | May, 2022
Date: 2022-05-28
Uploaded by robertduval14
Location: Botanical Garden, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date: 2014-02-02
Location: Sumatera Indonesia
Date: 2017-11-12
immature fruit
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