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Nephelium lappaceum - Rambutan

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[[File:Rambutan masak didahan.JPG|thumb|right|''Rambutan'']]
 The '''RambutanNephelium lappaceum''' is a medium-sized tropical tree in the family Sapindaceae. The name also refers to the edible fruit produced by this tree. The rambutan is native to the Malay-Indonesian region and other regions of tropical Southeast Asia. It is closely related to several other edible tropical fruits including the lychee, longan, and mamoncillo. 
==Uses==
{{Uses|Cancer}}, {{Uses|Hair fall}}, {{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|Common illnesses}}, {{Uses|Kidney problems}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Skin problems}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Headaches}}.
==Chemical Composition==
The volatile compounds identified in rambutan fruit using GC/O are β-damascenone, (E)-4,5-epoxy-(E)-2-decenal, vanillin, (E)-2-nonenal, phenylacetic acid, cinnamic acid, ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, δ-decalactone, 3-phenylpropionic acid, 2,6-nonadienal, furaneol, 2-phenylethanol, m-cresol, maltol, heptanoic acid, nonanal, guaiacol.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|SimplePinnate|alternateAlternate|Pinnately compound without an end-leaflet}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|0.7-2.1 mm long|yellowish Yellowish or greenish|5|Flowers Season is June - August}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|simpleSimple|7 x 5 cm|Fruit an ellipsoid to subglobular schizocarp||manyMany}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
==Where to get the saplings==
==How to plant/cultivate==
Rambutan grows best in the lowland humid tropics at an elevation below 600 metres, though Seed - it can also has a very short viability and so needs to be grown non-commercially up sown as soon as it is extracted from the fruit. Wash the seed first to 1,950 metresremove traces of the fruit.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
File:Buds on branch of rambutan tree.JPG|Flowers
File:Starr 070906-8584 Nephelium lappaceum.jpg|Leaf
File:Nephelium lappaceum-5-market-yercaud-salem-India.JPG|Seeds
</gallery>
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://scialert.net/fulltext/?doi=rjphyto.2017.66.73 "COMPOSITIONAL ANALYSIS"]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[http://www.worldagroforestry.org/treedb/AFTPDFS/Nephelium_lappaceum.PDF "botonic Botonic decsription"]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=nepheliumNephelium+lappaceum "Cultivation Details"]</ref>
</references>
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have flower, fruit and leaf photos]][[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photosSapindaceae]]

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