en Dimocarpus australianus

Dimocarpus australianus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Sapindaceae
Genus:	Dimocarpus
Species:	D. australianus
Binomial name
	Dimocarpus australianus; Leenh.

Dimocarpus australianus also known as Australian native lychee, is a species of trees, closely related to the longan, constituting part of the plant family Sapindaceae.^[1]^[2] They are endemic to Cape York Peninsula, Australia. The edible fruit tastes like lychee, sweeter than longan, and occasionally gets described as 'too sweet' in comparison by longan fanciers.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Leenhouts, P. W. (1973). "A new species of Dimocarpus (Sapindaceae) from Australia". Blumea - Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants. 21 (2): 377–380. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
^ ^a ^b F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Dimocarpus australianus". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 21 June 2021.

External links

"Dimocarpus australianus Leenh". Atlas of Living Australia.

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[Orig-publ-1] Leenhouts, P. W. (1973). "A new species of Dimocarpus (Sapindaceae) from Australia". Blumea - Biodiversity, Evolution and Biogeography of Plants. 21 (2): 377–380. Retrieved 21 May 2015.

[RFK-2] F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Dimocarpus australianus". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 21 June 2021.

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