Longkong

The ping pong ball sized fruits of the longkong grow together in big clusters. This page provides some basic information and photos of longkong.

Scientific name:	Lansium domesticum
Family:	Meliaceae
Order:	Sapindales
Common names:	Longkong (another type of Lansium domesticum is called Langsat)
	German: Longkong
	French: Longkong
Origin:	Indonesia, Malaysia
Distribution:	Longkong is grown in Southeast Asia, southern India and the Philippines.
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Fruits:	The fruits have a thick, rough skin with a pale yellow color. There is no latex when the skin is broken (compare Langsat, which has latex). Fruits have a round, big shape. The flesh is clear, sweet, or sweet-sour. Thin seed.
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Height:	Longkong trees are 10 to 15 meters tall.
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