The rambutan (taxonomic
name: Nephelium lappaceum) is a
medium-sized tropical tree in the family Sapindaceae.
The fruit produced by the tree is also known as rambutan.
It is popularly believed
that rambutan is native to Indonesia and Malaysia. The fruit is a round to oval
single seeded berry, 3–6 cm (rarely to 8 cm) tall and 3–4 cm broad, borne in a
loose pendant cluster of 10–20 together.
The leathery skin is reddish (rarely orange or yellow), and covered with fleshy pliable spines, hence the name rambutan, derived from the Malay word ‘rambut’, which means hairs. The fruit flesh, which is actually the aril, is translucent, whitish or very pale pink, with a sweet, mildly acidic flavor very reminiscent of grapes.
The leathery skin is reddish (rarely orange or yellow), and covered with fleshy pliable spines, hence the name rambutan, derived from the Malay word ‘rambut’, which means hairs. The fruit flesh, which is actually the aril, is translucent, whitish or very pale pink, with a sweet, mildly acidic flavor very reminiscent of grapes.
Rambutans are a non-climacteric
fruit—that is, they ripen only on the tree.
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