Ramboutan. Natif de Malaisie, le ramboutan se cultive à travers toute l’Asie tropicale humide. D’introduction récente partout ailleurs, il gagnerait à être d’avantage cultivé aux Antilles car le climat tropical chaud et humide lui convient. Ce bel arbre à valeur ornemental, surtout quand il porte ses fruits, peut atteindre 15 à 25 m de haut. Il ressemble beaucoup au litchi et comme lui porte ses fruits en grappe.
Le fruit, ovale à globuleux devient jaune à rose-rouge à maturité. La peau est recouverte de sorte d’épines molles et recourbées, d’où son nom de ‘litchi chevelu’. D’ailleurs, ‘rambut’ en malais signifie cheveu. Famille : Sapindacées Nom de l'arbre : Ramboutan Floraison : De mars à juin Fructification : De septembre à décembre Dimension du fruit : Ø 3 à 4 cm Autres noms : Rambutan (en) Texte et images extraits du livre 'À la découverture des fruits des Antilles', par Fabrice LE BELLEC (1) et Valérie LE BELLEC (2) , avec l'aimable autorisation de PLB Éditions(3) PLB Éditions, 2004, 128p.
Rambutan. The top 10 exotic fruits. Traveling to an exotic destination is not just about swimming in the turquoise waters or sunbathing. You also have to taste some of the cuisine and sample some of the exotic fruits of the place. For those hot summers when you need something refreshing, we have collected 10 tropical fruits you absolutely must try. 1. RambutanNative to Malay Archipelago, Southeast Asia Coming from an evergreen tree, the Rambutan fruit resembles the Lychees, have a leathery red skin and are covered with spines. Rambutan is a popular garden fruit tree and one of the most famous in Southeast Asia. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 10 Most Exotic Fruits - Oddee.com (exotic fruits list)
Squared Watermelon For years consumers have struggled to fit the large round fruit in their refrigerators. And then there was the problem of trying to cut the fruit when it kept rolling around. But 20 years ago a forward-thinking farmer on Japan's south-western island of Shikoku solved the problem. The farmer, from Zentsuji, in Kagawa prefecture, came up with the idea of making a cube-shaped watermelon which could easily be packed and stored. To make it happen, farmers grew the melons in glass boxes and the fruit then naturally assumed the same shape. Today the cuboid watermelons are hand-picked and shipped all over Japan. Pomegranate The pomegranate is native from Iran to the Himalayas in northern India and was cultivated and naturalized over the whole Mediterranean region since ancient times. Dragon fruit A pitaya is the fruit of several cactus species, most importantly of the genus Hylocereus (sweet pitayas).
Kiwano Star fruit Rambutan This is the strangest looking fruit ever. Ackee Urucu. 12 Bizarre Fruits & Vegetables You’ve Never Heard of – And Their Health Benefits | Cuisine Vegan Blog. 1. Purple Haze Carrots Orange carrots are an excellent source of vitamin A and contain phytochemicals that have antioxidants, anti-bacterial, anti-inflammatory, and other health enhancing qualities. Purple carrots also contain all of these elements, but also include anthocyanins – potent antioxidants.
These anthocyanins play an important role in the reduction of risk to diabetes and coronary heart disease. 2. The Okinawan sweet potato is named for its origins in Okinawa Japan. 3. Buddha’s hand is one of the weirdest looking fruits on our list. 4. Purple cauliflower is very similar to its more commonly seen green colored variation. 5. While nutritionally no different than a normal round watermelon, the square-shaped watermelon is just cool to look at. 6.
Pitahaya is the fruit of several cactus species, and are commonly referred to as “Dragon Fruit”. 7. 8. 9. 10. The lychee is a tropical and subtropical fruit native to China. 11. 12. Nephelium lappaceum. Nephelium lappaceum [edit] Familia: Sapindaceae Genus: Nephelium Species: Nephelium lappaceum Name[edit] Nephelium lappaceum L. References[edit] Mantissa Plantarum. Vernacular names[edit] français: Ramboutansuomi: Rambutaani. Rambutan. The rambutan (/ræmˈbuːtən/; taxonomic name: Nephelium lappaceum) is a medium-sized tropical tree in the family Sapindaceae. The fruit produced by the tree is also known as rambutan. According to popular belief and the origin of its name, rambutan is native to Indonesia and Malaysia. The earliest record of rambutan trees show that they were cultivated by the Malayan jungle tribes around their temporary settlements, a practice followed to date.[3] Rambutan trees grow naturally in Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, and elsewhere in Southeast Asia, although its precise natural distribution is unknown.[4] It is closely related to several other edible tropical fruits including the lychee, longan, and mamoncillo.[4] It is native to the Indonesian Archipelago,[5] from where it spread westwards to Thailand, Burma, Sri Lanka and India; northwards to Vietnam, and the Philippines.[4] A species regularly sold in Costa Rican markets may be known as "wild" rambutan.
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