Dimocarpus — 5 species
Botanical species in the genus Dimocarpus recorded in the PlantPeers database.
Dimocarpus fumatus
Dimocarpus fumatus
Family: Sapindaceae
Cultivation
The tree grows mainly on sandy soils in the wild, but is also found on limestone.
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Dimocarpus longan
Dimocarpus longan
Family: Sapindaceae
Cultivation
Whilst the longan succeeds in warm temperate to tropical areas, it requires a distinct cool season of up to 3 months with virtually no frost to initiate blooming and so does not fruit well at low elevations in the tropics. Flowering is poor after a warm winter and in areas with no clear cool season. It needs chilling temperatures of about 7 - 12°c, or a 2 - 3 month period with temperatures about 15 - 22°c and a short dry period in order to stimulate flowering.
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Dimocarpus longan malesianus
Dimocarpus longan malesianus
Family: Sapindaceae
Cultivation
A plant of the lowland tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 200 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 25 - 30°c, but can tolerate 18 - 38°c. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 3,000 - 4,000mm, but tolerates 2,500 - 4,500mm.
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