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Dimocarpus longan
Also called Dragon Eye, Dragon's Eye
In Singapore: Longan, Mata Kuching, Lungen, Dragon's Eye, 龙眼 (Grown in Singapore)
1 NParks heritage tree in Singapore: Found in Sembawang Pk, near Shelter J, off Toilet 2 & Fitness Corner
Longan (Dimocarpus longan) is a tropical fruit tree in the soapberry family, closely related to lychee and rambutan, grown mainly for its sweet, translucent fruit. Give it a warm, frost-free, seasonally dry climate with full sun and well-drained soil.
Longan (; Dimocarpus longan), also called lungan or dragon's eye, is a tropical tree species that produces edible fruit. It is one of the better-known tropical members of the soapberry family Sapindaceae, to which the lychee and rambutan also belong. The fruit of the longan is similar to lychee, but has a milder, and more subtle aroma and sweetness. The species is native to Southeast Asia and southern China. Today, China, Thailand, and Vietnam are the largest producers of longan fruit, together accounting for approximately 95% of global production.
Currently, longan crops are grown in southern China, Taiwan, northern Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, India, Sri Lanka, the Philippines, Bangladesh, Mauritius, the United States, and Australia.
[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Longan by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
