Dimocarpus longan

Botanical Description

Dimocarpus longan is a handsome, erect, fast-growing, evergreen tree with a many-branched crown, usually growing 9 - 14 metres tall but able to reach a height of 25 metres or more. The bole can be 1 metre in diameter, sometimes with buttresses[ 320 Title Trees Commonly Cultivated in SE Asia Publication Author Jensen. M. Publisher FAO Regional Office, Bangkok. Year 1999 ISBN 974-89377-5-5 Description , 404 Title Digital Compendium of Forestry Species of Cambodia Publication Author Website http://www.digitalspecies.blogspot.com Publisher www.digitalspecies.blogspot.com; Phnom Penh Year 2008 ISBN Description A very detailed booklet, produced in PDF format on the internet, giving information on around 100 species of trees. ]. The fruit is highly valued in the Orient, especially in China, both as a food and as a medicine[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ]. It is often sold in local markets and is also sometimes exported. The tree is often cultivated in tropical, subtropical and frost-free warm temperate areas for its edible fruit[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ].