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Longan, Longan

It is also found in Southeast Asia. It is also called guiyuan () in Chinese, lengkeng in Indonesia, mata kucing (literally "cat's eye") in Malaysia, nhn in Vietnamese (The Species: Euphoria longana Lamk. named "long nhn" in Vietnamese- literally "dragon's eyes"), Mora in Sinhalese (Sri Lanka) and also "longan" in Tagalog.

Longan trees require sandy soil and temperatures that do not typically go below 4.5 degrees Celsius (40 degrees Fahrenheit). Longans and lychees bear fruit at around the same time of the year.

The seeds of fresh longan can be boiled and eaten, with a distinctive nutty flavor.

In Chinese food therapy and herbal medicine, it is believed to have an effect on relaxation. In contrast with the fresh fruit, which is juicy and white, the flesh of dried longans is dark brown to almost black. In Chinese medicine the longan, much like the lychee, is considered a "warm" fruit.

Source: Wikipedia > Longan