trade
search plant database and seed store
Plant Informational Database

Nude Rambutan

Nephelium maingayi

a.k.a. Serait

Once thought to be extinct, this species is an extremely rare rambutan relative from Borneo. The 1" fruits look more like a lychee than a rambutan, having spineless red-pink skin enclosing sweet, white colored flesh. Very tasty, but impossibly rare.

Seed Availability

Seeds are not available for the Nude Rambutan. Please visit our seed store to view current selections.

Description

Limited information is available.

Hardiness

Unknown, but likely not frost or freeze hardy.

Growing Environment

Grows well in humid, tropical conditions.

Propagation

By seeds.

Uses

Fruits can be eaten fresh.

Native Range

Native to Borneo.

Related Species

Sapindaceae  
Blighia sapida
Akee
Dimocarpus didyma
Alupag
Dimocarpus longana
Longan
Litchi chinensis
Lychee
Melicoccus bijugatus
Mamoncillo
Nephelium echinulatum
Nephelium echinulatum
Nephelium lappaceum
Rambutan
Nephelium maingayi
Nude Rambutan
Nephelium mutabile
Pulasan
Nephelium uncinatum
Hooked Rambutan
Nephelium xerospermoides
Hairless Rambutan
Paullinia cupana
Guarana
Saponaria detergens
Soap Nut
Talisia esculenta
Belizian Genip