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Nephelium ramboutan-ake, the pulasan, is a tropical fruit in the soapberry family Sapindaceae. It is closely related to the rambutan and sometimes confused with it. Other related soapberry family fruits include lychee and longan. Usually eaten fresh, it is sweeter than the rambutan and lychee, but very rare outside Southeast Asia.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Nephelium
- Family
- Sapindaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Pulasan
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