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Scientific name: Dimocarpus longan Lour.
Synonyms: Nephelium longan (Lam.) Carm.; Euphoria longana Steud.
Family: Sapindaceae
Relatives in the same family: Lychee, rambutan, pulasan, akee, Spanish lime, soapberry
Origin: Mayanmar (Burma), southern China, southwest India, Sri Lanka, Indochinese peninsula
Distribution: China, Taiwan, Thailand, Mayanmar, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, India, Australia, Kenya, some Central and South American countries, and South Africa. In the United States longan is grown in Hawaii, California and south Florida. The longan was introduced to the United States in 1903. Commercial acreage in southern Florida was planted in the 1990s and continues to the present.
Importance: Economically the longan is an important crop in southeast Asia and is of increasing importance in Florida. The longan is a symmetrical, evergreen tree with dense dark green foliage.. The crown tends to be round or oblong and the bark is corky.Leaves: The pinnately compound alternate leaves are dark green, shiny, leathery, up to 12 inches (30 cm) long with wavy margins and blunt pointed tips. There are 6 to 9 pairs of leaflets per leaf.The FRUIT peel is tan or light brown, thin, leathery and smoother than that of the lychee. The pulp is whitish and translucent; thin in large seeded fruits and medium thick to thick in others. Fruit have 1 seed; globular and shiny, brown to dark brown.
You are bidding 2 PLANTS, A year old seedling, 5 tall. For $9.99. Winning pay additional $8.00 ...
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SELAGINELLA UNCINATA PLANT, PEACOCK MOSS, THE LEAVES ARE AN IRIDESCENT TEAL BLUE COLOR
THE ONE UP FOR AUCTION IS LIKE THE ONE IN THE PICTURE. IT IS IN A 4 POT, THE DEEPER THE SHADE IT IS GROWN IN THE MORE BLUE IT BECOMES, GREAT FOR A HANGING BASKET. IT EVENTUALLY GETS REAL LONG,
ALSO CAN BE GROWN AS A SHADE GROUND COVER IN WARMER CLIMATES, HARDY IN ZONES 8 AND UP WITH MULCH TO OVERWINTER, NEEDS TO BE KEPT MOIST WITH HUMIDITY, EXCELLENT FOR TERRARIUMS WITH LOW LIGHT CONDITIONS
THE PLANT WILL BE REMOVED FROM ITS POT, ROOT BALL WILL BE WRAPPED TO KEEP MOIST. IT WILL BE SHIPPED 2-3 DAY PRIORITY ON MON. OR TUES. WE DO COMBINE SHIPPING TO SAVE YOU MONEY.
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