Longan

Dimocarpus longan

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  • Longan
  • Flower name
    Longan
  • Scientific name
    Dimocarpus longan
  • AliasLongan, Dragon's eye, 竜眼
  • Place of originsouthern China and India
  • Place of floweringSubtropical region
  • Flowering seasonMarch, April, May

What is Longan

Longan, Dragon's eye (scientific name: Dimocarpus longan) is a tropical, evergreen, tall, evergreen fruit tree and its fruit, which is native to southern China and India. Its fruits are popular in Southeast Asia, where it is cultivated extensively. The tree is 5-15 m tall and has green, thick pinnate compound leaves. After flowering, it produces many small fruits that resemble bunches of grapes. The fruit is a kernel surrounded by a thin, light brown rind. The flesh is clear, sweet, and juicy, with a single shiny black seed inside. The pulp is used for fresh eating and processed products. The tree is used as a shade tree, the fruit is used for food and medicine, and the wood is used for craftwork.
The longan (scientific name: Dimocarpus longan) is similar to the litchi (scientific name: Litchi chinensis). The fruit and edible parts of the litchi are slightly larger than those of the litchi.

Members of the family Sapindaceae


Litchi (Litchi chinensis), Rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum), and Longan (Dimocarpus longan) are similar to each other.

Common name: Longan (scientific name: Dimocarpus longan,aka: Dragon's eye, height: 5-15 m, leaf shape: pinnate compound, leaf texture: thick, slightly cortical, Leaf shape: pinnate compound, leaf texture: thick, slightly leathery; leaflets: ovate-lanceolate; leaf length: 10-45 cm, leaflets: 6-10 cm, leaflet width: 2-4 cm; leaf margin: entire margin; dioecious; flowering season: March-April; inflorescence shape: conical; flower diameter: 0.6 cm; flower color: yellowish white; fruiting season: October; fruit type: kernel; fruit shape: globular; rind color: brownish brown; flesh color: clear to white; seed Color: black; fruit diameter: 2-2.5 cm; uses: tree for shade trees; fruit for food and medicine; wood for craftwork.


  • Order
    Sapindales
  • Family
    Sapindaceae
  • Genus
    Dimocarpus
  • Species
    D. longan
  • Type of flower
    Radial symmetrical flower
  • Array of flower
    Cone / Compound inflorescence
  • Petal shape
    Five-petal
  • Leaf type
    Even pinnate compound leaf
  • Edge of the leaf
    Entire
  • Life type tropical, evergreen, tall, evergreen fruit tree and its fruit
  • Flower colorsWhite
  • Colors of the leavesGreen
  • Fruit colorBrown White
  • Height500.0 ~ 1500.0 cm
  • Diameter of flower0.5 ~ 0.6 cm

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