Sapindaceae FAMILY
Nephelium melliferum
Nephelium melliferum
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Nephelium melliferum is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 27 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be up to 60cm in diameter[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeE. Asia - Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia.
HabitatEvergreen or sometimes deciduous forests, on steep ridges, on sandstone; at elevations up to 800 metres[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ].