Nephelium chryseum

Nephelium chryseum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Nephelium
Species: N. chryseum
Binomial name
Nephelium chryseum

Nephelium chryseum is a species of plant related to the Rambutan. The plant produces edible fruit that are covered in hard red shells with spikey spines. It is native to southern China, Borneo, the Philippines, and Vietnam.

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