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.

Longkong fruits for sale in a market in Thailand

Scientific name: Lansium domesticum
Family: Meliaceae
Order: Sapindales
Common names: Longkong (another type of Lansium domesticum is called Langsat)
Origin: Indonesia, Malaysia
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Proverbs

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