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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Rambutan is a tropical fruit that is native to Malaysia and tropical Southeast Asia. It is related to the lychee and is very similar in color and taste. Unlike the lychee that has a firm, leathery and ...

While it’s been grown in Hawaii for at least a decade, rambutan is still somewhat new to the islands. It’s a fruit that’s related to the lychee, distinguished by its oval shape and red rind covered in ...

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 ...