Plant Wiki

The open plant encyclopedia

Know any plant.
Grow it well.

Snap a photo or search by any name to see how to care for it, where it comes from, whether it's safe, and a 3D model you can turn.

  • 13,000+plants with full pages
  • 365,000+plant species worldwide
  • 220+countries covered

Common in

See all

The plants people record most in your country, and ones that grow there wild.

What do you want to do?

Popular plants

Browse all plants

See them in 3D

All plants in 3D

Browse plants

Filter by what you want to do, shape, origin, country, care and safety.

Plant Wiki › Browse plants

Nephelium xerospermoides

Nephelium xerospermoides
Photo: Andry Harmony, Public domain

Nephelium xerospermoides, the hairless rambutan, is a tropical fruit tree closely related to rambutan, with a similar flavor but smooth, spineless fruit. It is rarely grown commercially and is mainly eaten fresh from the tree.

Family
Sapindaceae (Soapberry & maple family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun
Water
Keep the soil evenly moist during dry spells, but avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Well-drained, fertile soil or a rich potting mix with good drainage.
Temperature
Warm tropical conditions, roughly 22–35 °C; protect from frost and cold below 15 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Not known to be toxic
Edible
Yes, some parts

About

Nephelium xerospermoides, the hairless rambutan, is a species closely related to the rambutan. The drupe fruit has a flavor similar to rambutan. The fruit does not have any hair-like spines, hence its common name. They can be eaten freshly picked from the tree. They are not commonly grown or harvested for commercial use.

Other Nephelium plants

Korlan · Nephelium lappaceum var. pallens · Rambutan · Pulasan

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Nephelium xerospermoides 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.

Credits & terms

Identify a plant

Point at a leaf or flower and snap. One plant in frame works best.

Your photo
Starting camera…