Rambutan
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Scientific name
Nephelium lappaceum
English Name
Rambutan
Malayalam name
റംബുട്ടാൻ
Common name
Hairy Lychee
Description
- Habit : Tree
- Habitat : It is found in rain forest, mainly on fertile sandy soils
- Leaves : compound, paripinnate and spirally arranged.
- Flowers : small cream to yellowish green flowers
- Fruits : sweet, hairy-looking, red or yellow skinned fruit
How to use
- Headaches : Rambutan leaves are used as bandage to ease headaches.
Uses
Anti-inflammatory, Improves heart health
Parts used
Edible fruits
Conservation
Propagation & Cultivation
It can be propagated vegetatively. It grows in well drained laterite soil and requires full sunlight. Irrigation is necessary during Flower to Fruit development
