Rambutan and lychee share a common lineage; the two fruits belong to the flowering species, soapberry (botanical name, Sapindaceae), which also includes longan, pulasan, and ackee. "They are both ...

If rambutan, a fruit indigenous to Indonesia, ever becomes popular, it will probably be known as “hairy fruit.” That’s the meaning of the name rambutan – and an apt description as well. The red fruit ...

The mamón chino or rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum L.) harvest has been in full swing this year in Costa Rica, and it’s another chance for tropical gardeners to stock up on new seeds for planting. This ...

Kolhapur: A species indigenous to Malaysia and Indonesia has been found for the first time in Maharashtra at Kolhapur district. It is, therefore, the first scientific record of the tree in the state ...

Rambutan, a tropical fruit closely related to the litchi, has started making its bright colourful appearance in Rangamati. Known as one of the more popular fruits in Southeast Asia, the rambutan is ...

The tale of one woman’s quest to buy a tropical fruit plant. Scarlett Johansson can play the role of me in the telemovie. After scouring the state’s southeast without luck, he took the next logical ...

Alex Jackson, vice president of sales and procurement for Los Alamitos, CA-based Frieda's Branded Produce Gabriel 'Gabe' Bernal, executive vice president of Seasons Farm Fresh, a Miami-based wholesale ...