''Nephelium juglandifolium'' is a species of shrub. The
drupe
In botany, a drupe (or stone fruit) is an indehiscent fruit in which an outer fleshy part (exocarp, or skin, and mesocarp, or flesh) surrounds a single shell (the ''pit'', ''stone'', or '' pyrena'') of hardened endocarp with a seed (''kernel'') ...
fruit is not as round as the other fruits within this genus. The shrub produces small flowers. The plants are grown in parks as decorative
ornamental plant
Ornamental plants or garden plants are plants that are primarily grown for their beauty but also for qualities such as scent or how they shape physical space. Many flowering plants and garden varieties tend to be specially bred cultivars that i ...
s. In its natural environment, ''N. juglandifolium'' grows in lowland forests. It is usually 30m tall when fully grown.
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Nephelium juglandifolium picture'
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Nephelium info' - Contains picture and info of Nephelium juglandifolium
juglandifolium
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