Sapindaceae FAMILY

Dimocarpus longan malesianus

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitEvergreen Tree

Growth—

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^[1]. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 3,000 - 4,000mm, but tolerates 2,500 - 4,500mm^[1]. Succeeds in full sun and in light shade^[1]. Succeeds in a wide range of well-drained soils of at least moderate fertility^[1]. Prefers a pH in the range 5 - 6, tolerating 4.5 - 6.5^[1].

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Dimocarpus+longan+malesianus>

Pollinators

Data unavailable

References

[1]Ecocrop — http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home ↩︎Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available.
[2]Flora Malesiana Series 1 — Various · Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch · http://www.archive.org ↩︎A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet