Dimocarpus longan Lour. is a large evergreen tree in the Sapindaceae family, belonging to the genus Dimocarpus. Longan twigs are thick and robust, covered with soft hairs, and scattered with pale white pores Leaves thinly leathery, oblong elliptical to oblong lanceolate Large and multi branched inflorescence, axillary at the top and near the top of the branch, densely covered with star shaped hairs Petals milky white, lanceolate The fruit is nearly spherical, usually yellow brown or sometimes grayish yellow, with a slightly rough outer surface The seeds are tea brown, shiny, and completely covered in fleshy false seed shells. The flowering period is between spring and summer, and the fruiting period is in summer.
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