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Sunday, August 9, 2026

Nephelium - The names

 

Nephelium aculeatum Leenh.

ENGLISH : Rambutan utan.




Nephelium chryseum Blume -> Nephelium lappaceum L. var. pallens (Hiern) Leenh 




Nephelium cuspidatum Blume

IBAN : Buah sibau (Brunei, West Kalimantan, Sarawak).

MALAY : Rambutan kabung (Indonesia), Pokok rambutan hutan, Rambutan hutan, Ringkit (Indonesia).

THAI :  เงาะป่า ngór-bpàa.



Nephelium cuspidatum var. bassacense (Pierre) Leenh.

Nephelium bassacense Pierre



Nephelium cuspidatum subvar. beccarianum (Radlk.) Leenh.

Nephelium beccarianum Radlk. 




Nephelium cuspidatum var. cuspidatum

No data



Nephelium cuspidatum subvar. dasyneurum (Radlk.) Leenh.

Nephelium dasyneurum Radlk., Nephelium obliquinerve Radlk. 




Nephelium cuspidatum Blume var. eriopetalum (Mig.) Leenh.

Nephelium eriopetalum Miq. 

MALAY : Lotong.



Nephelium cuspidatum var. multinerve (Radlk.) Leenh.

Nephelium multinerve Radlk




Nephelium cuspidatum Blume var. ophiodes (Radlk.) Leenh.

Nephelium cuspidatum subvar. ophiodes (Radlk.) Leenh., Nephelium ophiodes Radlk. 

MALAY : Sanggul lotong.




Nephelium cuspidatum var. robustum (Radlk.) Leenh.

Nephelium robustum Radlk. 




Nephelium glabrum Noronha -> Nephelium lappaceum L. var. lappaceum



Nephelium hypoleucum Kurz 

Nephelium cochinchinense Pierre, Nephelium longana var. hypoleucum (Kurz) King, Xerospermum cochinchinense Pierre, Xerospermum laoticum Gagnep. 

CHINESE : 荔枝紅毛丹 Lìzhī hóng máo dān.

DUTCH : Korlan.

ENGLISH : Korlan, Wild lychee.

GEORGIAN : კორლანი k’orlani.

JAPANESE : ネフェリウム・ヒポレウクム Neferiumu hiporeukumu.

KYRGYZ : Корлан Korlan.

LAOTIAN : ໝາກຄໍແລນ mak kho len, ໝາກແງວ mak ngaew, ລິ່ນຈີປ່າ lin chi pa.

RUSSIAN : Корлан Korlan.

THAI :  คอแลน kor-laen.




Nephelium lappaceum L.

Scytalia ramboutan Roxb., nom. illeg. superfl.

ARABIC :  النافَلْيون alraambutan,  الرامبوتان alnafalywn, رامبوتان raambutan.

ARMENIAN : Րամբուտան rambutan.

ASSAMESE : ৰামবুটান rambutan.

AZERBAIJANI : Rambutan.

BELARUSIAN : Рамбутан 

BENGALI : রামবুটান rambutan.

BULGARIAN : Рамбутан Rambutan, Рамбутанът Rambutanŭt.

BURMESE : ကြက်မောက် kyetmauk.

CATALAN : Rambutan.

CHINESE : 红毛丹 Hong mao dan.

CZECH : Rambutan.

DANISH : Rambutan.

DHIVEHI : ރަންބުސްތާން  ranbusthaan.

DUTCH : Ramboetan.

ENGLISH : Cultivated rambutan, Hairy lychee, Rambutan, Wild rambutan.

FINNISH : Rambutaani. 

FRENCH : Litchi chevelu, Ramboutan, Ramboutanier.

GEORGIAN : რამბუტანი rambut’ani.

GERMAN : Rambutan.

GREEK : Ραμπουτάν Rampoután.

HEBREW : רמבוטן ramboten.

HINDI : रम्बूटान Rambutan.

HUNGARIAN : Hamis licsi, Rambután.

ICELANDIC : Ígulber, Rambútan.

ITALIAN : Nefelio, Rambùtan.

JAPANESE : ランブータン Ranbuutan.

KHMER : Chle sao mao, Saaw maaw, Ser mon.

KOREAN : 람부탄 Ram bu t'an. 

LATVIAN : Rambutāns. 

LITHUANIAN : Paprastasis rambutanas.

MADURESE : Rambutan.

MALAY : Buluan (Bali), Kamaetae (Southern Thailand), Moetae (tree), Rambôt (Aceh), Rambutan, Rambutan jantan, Rambutan hutan, Rangalau (Sabah).

MALAYALAM : റമ്പൂട്ടാൻ ramboottaan.

MANCHU : ᠵᡠᡧᡠᡥᡠᠨ ᠮᡠᠶᠠᡵᡳ jušuhun muyari (juxuhun muyari).

NORWEGIAN : Rambutan.

ORIYA : ରାମ୍ବୁଟାନ୍ rambutaan.

PERSIAN : می‌هلی Meheli (Mazandarani), مژکی mozhki, رامبوتان raambotan.

POLISH : Jagodzian rambutan.

PORTUGUESE : Rambutão, Rambutã (Brazil), Rambuteira.

RUSSIAN : Рамбутан Rambutan.

SHAN : မၢၵ်ႇငေႃ māk⸒ṅŏ.

SINHALESE : රඹුටන් ram̆buṭan.

SLOVAKIAN : Rambután. 

SLOVENIAN : Rambutan.

SPANISH : Achotillo (Colombia, Mexico), Lichas, Mamó chino (Latin America), Rambután.

SUNDANESE : Rambutan.

SWEDISH : Rambutan.

TAGALOG : Rambutan, Usan.

TAHITIAN : Raitihi taratara. 

TAMIL : இறம்புட்டான் eramputtaan.

TELUGU : రేంబుటాన్ rambutaan.

THAI :  ลูกพรวน lôok pruuan (southern), เงาะ  ngór, เงาะป่า ngór bpàa, พรวน pruuan, พรวนชี pruuan chee, พรวนเงาะ pruuan ngór.

TURKISH : Rambutan, Rambutanlar (plur.), Rambutan ağacı.

UKRAINIAN : Нефеліум Nefelium, Рамбутан Rambutan.

VIETNAMESE : Chôm chôm.



Nephelium lappaceum L. var. lappaceum (21 synonyms)

Dimocarpus crinitus Lour., Euphoria crinita (Lour.) Poir., Euphoria glabra Blume, Euphoria nephelium Poir., Euphoria nephelium DC., Euphoria ramb-outan Labill., Nephelium echinatum Noronha, nom. nud., Nephelium glabrum (Blume) Cambess., Nephelium glabrum Noronha, nom. nud., Nephelium maculatum Radlk., Nephelium obovatum Ridl., Nephelium pallens Radlk., Nephelium rambutan Schnizl., Nephelium rimosum G.Don, nom. nud., Nephelium rubia Walp., Nephelium sufferugineum Radlk., Nephelium variabile Wall. ex Voigt, Scytalia crinita (Lour.) Raeusch., Scytalia rimosa Roxb. 

MALAY : Redan (as N. glabrum).


All common names of above species could possibly apply to this variety. In Malay however there is a different name for almost each "synonym" of this variety. The taxonomy needs to be looked at closely and then Malay and other names can be better matched.






Nephelium lappaceum L. var. pallens (Hiern) Leenh 

Euphoria chrysea (Blume) Korth. ex Miq., Nephelium chryseum Blume, Nephelium mutabile var. pallens Hiern 

CHINESE : 韶子 Shao zi (shao tzu), 毛荔枝  Mao li zhi.

ENGLISH : Golden-yellow rambutan.

FRENCH : Litchi chevelu doré, Ramboutanier à fruit doré.

JAPANESE : ネフェリウム・クリセウム Neferiumu kuriseumu (as N. chryseum).

KOREAN : 네페리움 크리세움 nepelium keuliseum (as N. chryseum).

MALAY : Rambutan gading.



Nephelium lappaceum L. var. topengii (Merr.) F.C.How & C.N.Ho -> Nephelium topengii (Merr.) H.S.Lo



Nephelium lappaceum L. var. xanthioides ( Radlk.) Leenh 

Nephelium xanthioides Radlk.

JAPANESE : ネフェリウム・キサンチオイデス Neferiumu kisanchioidesu.

RUSSIAN : Нефелиум ксантиоидес Nefelium ksantioides.





Nephelium maingayi Hiern 

MALAY : Ridan, Buah ridan.

THAI : เงาะป่า ngór bpàa.





Nephelium melanomiscum Radlk.

Nephelium xerospermoides Radlk. 

ENGLISH : Melajan.

MALAY : Melanjan (Brunei, Borneo).



Nephelium melliferum Gagnep. 

Nephelium parviflorum Gagnep., nom. illeg. homonym. post.

THAI : คอแลน kor-laen, เงาะป่า ngór bpàa (Eastern), เงาะป่าเทา ngór bpàa tao

(Southeastern), กำลัง gam-lang (Peninsular).



Nephelium ramboutan-ake (Labill.) Leenh.

Euphoria ramboutan-ake Labill., Litchi ramboutan-ake Labill., Nephelium glabrum var. album Hassk., Nephelium glabrum var. nigrum Hassk., Nephelium glabrum var. rubrum Hassk., Nephelium griffithianum Kurz, Nephelium intermedium Radlk., Nephelium mutabile Blume, Nephelium mutabile var. rigidum Blume, Nephelium mutabile var. trigynum Blume 

BURMESE :  ကြက်မောက် kyet mauk.

CHINESE :  黑毛丹 Hēi máo dān, 野红毛丹 Yě hóng máo dān.

DUTCH : Kapoelasan.

ENGLISH : Pulasan, Rapiah rambutan, Short hair rambutan.

JAPANESE : プラサン Purasan.

KOREAN : 프라산 peulasan. 

MALAY : Burugal (Borneo), Kapulasanm (Indonesia), Melenjau (Borneo), Meritam (Indonesia), Molaitomo (Indonesia), Mujau (Borneo), Mulitan (Indonesia), Pudun (Borneo), Pulasan, Rambutan babat (Indonesia), Rambutan kafri, Rambutan paroh, Rambutan sebabat (Indonesia), Tenggaring (Indonesia), Tukou biawak (Indonesia).

RUSSIAN :  Дикий рамбутан Dikiy rambutan, Личи рамбутан-аке Lichi rambutan-ake, Нефелиум рамбутан-аке Nefelium rambutan-ake, Пуласан Pulasan.

TAGALOG : Bulala, Karayo.

THAI : คอแลน kor laen , กรัด gràt, เงาะขนสั้น ngór kŏn sân.




Nephelium topengii (Merr.) H.S.Lo

Nephelium chryseum var. topengii (Merr.) C.Y.Wu, Nephelium lappaceum var. topengii (Merr.) F.C.How & C.N.Ho, Xerospermum topengii Merr. 

CHINESE : 海南韶子 Hai nan shao zi. 

ENGLISH : Hainan rambutan.

 



Litchi - The names

 


Litchi chinensis Sonn. 

Nephelium chinense (Sonn.) Druce, Scytalia chinensis (Sonn.) Gaertn. 

AFRIKAANS :  Lietsjie. 

ARABIC :  اللِّتْشِيَّة allitshia, الليتشي alliytshi, ليتشي فاكهة litshi fakiha (fruit).

ARMENIAN : Լիչի Lich’i.

ASSAMESE : লিচু lichu.

AZERBAIJANI : Liçi. 

BELARUSIAN : Лічы Ličy, Кітайскія лічы Kitajskija ličy.

BENGALI : লেচু lechu, লিচু lichu.

BIKOL : Litsiyas (Philippines).

BOSNIAN : Liči. 

BULGARIAN : Китайско личи Kitaĭsko lichi, Китайското лѝчи Kitaĭskoto lìchi. 

BURMESE : လိုင်ချီး lainggyi, လိုင်ချီးပင် lainggyibin.

CATALAN : Litxi. 

CHINESE : 荔枝 Lìzhī, 離枝 Lì zhī. 

CROATIAN : Liči. 

CZECH : Liči čínské. 

DANISH : Kinesisk blomme, Litchi, Litchiblomme.

DUTCH : Lychee. 

ENGLISH : Litchi, Lychee.

ESTONIAN : Hiina litšipuu. 

FINNISH : Kiinanluumu, Litsi, Litsiluumu. 

FRENCH : Letchi, Litchi, Litchi de Chine, Litchi de Madagascar.

GERMAN : Chinesische Haselnuss, Liebesfrucht (fruit), Litchibaum, Litschibaum (tree), Litschipflaume (fruit).

GEORGIAN : ჩინური ლიჩი chinuri lichi, ჩინური ლიჩჟი chinuri lichzhi, ჩინური მარგული chinuri marguli, ლიჩი lichi, ლიჩჟი lichzhi.

GREEK : Λίτσι Lítsi.

GUJARATI : લીચી lichi, લીચી ચાઈનેન્સીસ lichi chainensis, લીચી ફળ lichi fal.

HEBREW : ליצ'י lichi.

HINDI : लीची lichi.

HUNGARIAN : Licsi. 

ITALIAN : Ciliegio della Cina, Litchi.

JAPANESE : レイシ Reishi.

KANNADA : ಲಿಚ್ಚಿ Licci, ಲೀಚ್ಚಿ līcci Līcci, ಲಿಚಿ Lici, ಲಿಝಿ Liijhi, ಲೀ ಝಿ  Lī jhi, ಲಿಖೆ likhe Likhe, ಲಿಖೀ likhī Likhī, ಲಿಯೆಖೀ Liyekhī.

KHMER : គូលែន koulen (kulen).

KOREAN : 라이치 laichi, 리치 lichi, 리치 식물 lichi sigmul (plant), 리치 과일 lichi gwail (fruit).

LAOTIAN : ຫມາກລິ້ນຈີ່ mak lin chi, ເງິວ ngeew.

LATVIAN : Ķīnas līčija, Līčija. 

LITHUANIAN : Kininis ličis.

MACEDONIAN : личи liči 

MALAGASY : Laotisy, Letisia, Letisy, Litisia, Lotisia. 

MALAY : Kelengkang, Kelengkeng, Laici, لايچي Laici (Java), Leci, Léci (Java), Lengkeng, Lici (Indonesian), Lingking, ليڠكيڠ lyngkyng (Java, Sumatra), Pokok laici.

MALAYALAM : ലിച്ചി lichi.

MANCHU : ᠮᠠᠰᡝ ᠮᡠᠶᠠᡵᡳ  mase muyari. 

MARATHI : लीच्ची lichchi.

MONGOLIAN : Нефелеум nyefyelyeum.

NEPALESE : लीची lichi. 

NORWEGIAN : Litchi.

ORIYA : ଲିଚୁ lichu.

PERSIAN : لیچی lichi, سرخالوی چینی sarkhaloye chini, سُرخالو sorkhalo.

POLISH : Liczi chińskie. 

PORTUGUESE : Arbarinoia, Lecheira, Lichia, Líchia, Lichieira, Uruvaia.

PUNJABI : ਲੀਚੀ Līcī.

ROMANIAN : Lici. 

RUSSIAN : Китайская слива Kitayskaya sliva, Личи Lichi, Личи кита́йское Lichi kitáyskoye, Личжи Lichzhi, Личжи китайские Lichzhi kitayskiye.

SANTALI : ᱞᱤᱪᱩ licu.

SERBIAN : Azijska trešnja, Liči. 

SESOTHO : Litchi.

SINDHI : لچي lachi.

SINHALESE :   ලිචී licī, වන ලිචී vana licī.

SLOVAKIAN : Dvojslivka, Dvojslivka čínska.

SLOVENIAN : Kitajski liči, Liči. 

SPANISH : Lechias, Lichi.

SWEDISH : Kinesiska plommon, Litchi, Litchiplommon.

SYLHETI : ꠟꠦꠌꠥ  lechu (Bangladesh).

TAGALOG : Alpay, Alupag, Alupag-amo, Bakulao, Litsiyas, Matamata, Usao.

TAHITIAN : Raitihi. 

TAMIL : செங்கூழா sengkoozhaa, விளச்சி vilacchi, விழுதி  vizhuthi.

TELUGU : లిచీ lichee.

THAI : ลิ้นจี่ lín jèe.

TIBETAN : འབྲུག་ཚགས། 'brug tshags, ལི་ཀྲི li kri.

TURKISH : Kral meyvesi, Liçi.

UKRAINIAN : Kитайська слива Kytaysʹka slyva, Лічі Lichi, Лічжі Lichzhi, Ліджі Lidzhi.

URDU : لیچی leachi.

VIETNAMESE : Vải thiêù.

YORUBA : Lychee.



Litchi chinensis subsp. chinensis

Corvinia litschi Stadtm. ex P.Willemet, Euphoria litchi Juss. ex Desf., nom. illeg., Euphoria punicea Lam., Euphoria sinensis J.F.Gmel., Laetji chinensis Osbeck ex Steud., not validly publ., Litchi chinensis var. euspontanea H.H.Hsue, Litchi sinensis J.F.Gmel., Nephelium dimocarpus Hiern, Nephelium duriocarpum T.Anderson ex Hiern, not validly publ.. Nephelium lit-chi Cambess., Nephelium litchi Steud., Sapindus edulis Aiton, Scytalia litchi Roxb., Scytalia sinensis J.F.Gmel., orth. var., Scytalia squamosa Stokes 

FRENCH : Litchi de Chine.




Litchi chinensis subsp. javensis Leenh.

Euphoria litchi var. undulata Blume, Litchi chinensis f. glomeriflora Radlk. 

FRENCH : Litchi de Java.




Litchi chinensis subsp. philippinensis (Radlk.) Leenh.

Litchi philippinensis Radlk., Euphoria didyma Blanco, Litchi philippinensis f. mindanaensis Radlk., Nephelium didymum (Blanco) Craib 

FRENCH : Litchi des Philippines.