Lansium domesticum

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Lansium domesticum
Langsat in the Philippines
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Sapindales Family: Meliaceae Genus: Lansium Species: L. domesticum
Binomial name
Lansium domesticum Corrêa

Lansium domesticum is a species of fruit-bearing tree belonging to the family Meliaceae.^[1] It is native to Malaysia and Indonesia. This tree is now widely grown in tropical regions for its sweet fruit, known variously as the langsat, lansa, langseh, langsep, lanzon, lanzone, lansone, duku or kokosan. The skin is yellow to brown and often spotted, with a smooth and waxy texture. When peeled away, it reveals separate slices of sweet translucent meat, which contains bitter seeds that are not eaten.

Contents 1 Anatomy, morphology and habit 2 Distribution 3 Ecology and life history 4 Evolutionary history 5 Etymology and taxonomic history 6 Importance to humans 7 References 8 External links

[edit] Anatomy, morphology and habit

[edit] Distribution

[edit] Ecology and life history

[edit] Evolutionary history

[edit] Etymology and taxonomic history

[edit] Importance to humans

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Information from Fruits of Warm Climates
• Multilingual taxonomic information from the University of Melbourne