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ramboutan
Nephelium lappaceum
Family: Sapindaceae
Genre: Nephelium
Binomial name: Nephelium lappaceum L., 1767
Order: Sapindales
Rambutan, also called lychee hairy, is a tropical fruit of Asia from the tree of the same name Nephelium lappaceum. It belongs to the same family as lychees, longans and quenettes.
The peel has quite long fibrous growths (rambutan comes from rambut, which means "hair" in Malay) and the pulp is often stuck to the core. Although some varieties are not juicy, they give off a sweet scent and their taste is similar to that of grapes.
Nutritional contribution
Rambutan plain or peeled
It contains several nutrients such as glucose, minerals and vitamin C.
This fruit is eaten fresh, dried or canned.
The core is also edible and can be consumed at the same time as the pulp or separately and sometimes grilled. He would be slightly narcotic.
When the bark and the fibers are green, the fruit is not ripe.
When the fibers are black, the fruit has probably passed the optimum stage of maturity.
Culture
The main world producers of rambutan are Thailand and Guyana. A tree takes five to six years to produce fruit. The tree reaches maturity at the age of eight and produces about 200 kg of fruit a year.
These trees also produce medicinal drugs that, for example, can relieve headaches.
cultivars
In Thailand, two varieties are traditionally distinguished: one with red bark and green fibers (Ngo Rong-Riane variety), the most common on the markets; the other with yellow bark and red fibers (so-called Rose variety).
Pollination
Being aromatic, Rambutan flowers are very attractive to many insects, especially bees. Flies (Diptera), bees (Hymenoptera), and ants (Solenopsis) are the main pollinators. Among the diptera, lucilia are abundant, and among the hymenoptera, bees (Apis dorsata and Apis cerana) and meliponini are the main visitors.
Colonies of A. Cerana foraging on rambutan flowers produce large amounts of honey. Bees that collect pollen and nectars from flowers regularly visit the stigmas of male flowers and collect large amounts of sticky pollen. Little pollen has been seen on the bees foraging the female flowers.
Although male flowers open at 6 o'clock, foraging by A. cerana is more intense between 7 and 11 o'clock. In Thailand, A. cerana is the preferred species for small-scale pollination of rambutan. Its hairs are also useful in pollination where pollen can be hung and transported to female flowers.
Family: Sapindaceae
Genre: Nephelium
Binomial name: Nephelium lappaceum L., 1767
Order: Sapindales
Rambutan, also called lychee hairy, is a tropical fruit of Asia from the tree of the same name Nephelium lappaceum. It belongs to the same family as lychees, longans and quenettes.
The peel has quite long fibrous growths (rambutan comes from rambut, which means "hair" in Malay) and the pulp is often stuck to the core. Although some varieties are not juicy, they give off a sweet scent and their taste is similar to that of grapes.
Nutritional contribution
Rambutan plain or peeled
It contains several nutrients such as glucose, minerals and vitamin C.
This fruit is eaten fresh, dried or canned.
The core is also edible and can be consumed at the same time as the pulp or separately and sometimes grilled. He would be slightly narcotic.
When the bark and the fibers are green, the fruit is not ripe.
When the fibers are black, the fruit has probably passed the optimum stage of maturity.
Culture
The main world producers of rambutan are Thailand and Guyana. A tree takes five to six years to produce fruit. The tree reaches maturity at the age of eight and produces about 200 kg of fruit a year.
These trees also produce medicinal drugs that, for example, can relieve headaches.
cultivars
In Thailand, two varieties are traditionally distinguished: one with red bark and green fibers (Ngo Rong-Riane variety), the most common on the markets; the other with yellow bark and red fibers (so-called Rose variety).
Pollination
Being aromatic, Rambutan flowers are very attractive to many insects, especially bees. Flies (Diptera), bees (Hymenoptera), and ants (Solenopsis) are the main pollinators. Among the diptera, lucilia are abundant, and among the hymenoptera, bees (Apis dorsata and Apis cerana) and meliponini are the main visitors.
Colonies of A. Cerana foraging on rambutan flowers produce large amounts of honey. Bees that collect pollen and nectars from flowers regularly visit the stigmas of male flowers and collect large amounts of sticky pollen. Little pollen has been seen on the bees foraging the female flowers.
Although male flowers open at 6 o'clock, foraging by A. cerana is more intense between 7 and 11 o'clock. In Thailand, A. cerana is the preferred species for small-scale pollination of rambutan. Its hairs are also useful in pollination where pollen can be hung and transported to female flowers.