Dimocarpus longan Lour.
| Kannada Name : | Kendaala, Kanekendaala |
| Common Name : | Longan tree |
| Family Name : | Sapindaceae |
| Scientific Name : | Dimocarpus longan |
| Species Type : | Exotic |
| Phenology : | Evergreen |
| Conservation Status : | Near threatened |
| Flowering Period : | December |
| Fruiting Period : | June- July |
| Origin : | Tropical Asia, China |
Uses
The flesh of the fruit is administered as a stomachic, febrifuge and vermifuge, and is regarded as an antidote for poison. A decoction of the dried flesh is taken as a tonic and treatment for insomnia and neurasthenic neurosis.
Description
Evergreen trees, up to 25 m high. Leaves pinnate, alternate, leaflets 3-6 pairs, oblong-elliptic to oblong lanceolate, glabrous, base broadly cuneate to truncate, apex acute, sometimes obtuse, margin entire. Inflorescence terminal or axillary panicles. Flower polygamous, yellowish-white. Fruit a schizocarp, globose, reddish-brown, tubercled, 1.5 cm across. Seed 1, black, covered by fleshy aril.
