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Mamón Chino aka Rambutan
Nephelium lappaceum
10.3763, -83.9364
Field Notes
Description:
Tree bearing clusters of bright red "spiny" fruit. The outer skin of the fruit can easily be split open to reveal a large pulp covered seed. The pulp is edible.
Habitat:
Native to southeast Asia, it is widely cultivated in other tropical locations.
Notes:
All kinds of birds were loving these fruits! I saw orioles, honeycreepers, oropendolas, parrots and woodpeckers eating them. People enjoy them too - very popular in Costa Rica where it is known as "mamón chino". In other parts of the world it is known as Rambutan
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PublishedOctober 18, 2013
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