
All you need to Know About Longan Fruit




About longan
in this article, I’m going to tell you about All you need to Know About Longan Fruit
- Order – Sapindales
- Family – Sapindaceae
- Genus – Dimocarpus Lever
- Species – Dimocarpus longan
- Motherland – China to India area
- Other names – Dragons eye, Eyeball
- Fruit type – fleshy
- Small greenish-brown colour fruits
- Round or ovule shape
- Have one seed and fresh fruit
- Have conventional smell and taste
- Front weight is 2g-8g
Nutrition content
- Energy 60%
- Water 83%
- Thiamin 0.04mg
- Iron 0.13g
- Riboflavin 0.07mg
- Myosin 0.6mg
- Ascorbic acid 84mg
- Fiber 1.1g
- Protein 1.6g
- It is dicotyledon plant
- It has many green colour leaves
- longan plant is an evergreen plant
- Fruits bearing on branches
Longan flower




- Flower are light yellow colour
- Small round shape flower
- Bearing a large amount of fruits in one time
- Flowers are very attractive for bees and butterflies
Cultivation




- growth in dry zone forest.
- Longan is a natural growing plant.
- Elevation -750m
- Not cultivated as a crop
- Cannot seen garden growing
Longan yield
- Flowering in March and April month
- Bearing in September month
- Not bearing every year
- Longan harvesting after brake the branches
- Can get large number of fruits in one time
Uses of Longan Fruit
- As a very tasty fruit
- Sri Lankan use only as a fresh fruit
- Use as dry fruit in China and Thailand
- Separate and preserve pulp as commercial product
- Have imported valve
Pests and Diseases
Diseases of longan
- Longan witches broom
- There are many branches that have a one plate-like as broom casual organism -phytoplasma virus
- Difficult to control witches broom
Pests of longan
1.Moths
Egg laying and eat plant parts of larvae and pupa .
2.Fruit fly (Bactocera dorsalis )
Egg Laying of fruit and larvae damage to fruit
3.White mite
Their saliva toxic to the trees shoot
Control the pest and disease
- Bagging the fruit
Not only abates fruit bores but it also limits the need for synthetic chemical
- No damage to natural enemies
- Doing IPM practices
Value-added products of longan
01. Ultimate blood building snack – It is useful for blood problems
02. Pack of dry longan
03. Longan syrup tin




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