Lansium | |
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Lansium parasiticum | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Meliaceae |
Genus: |
Lansium Corrêa |
Species | |
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Lansium is a genus in the mahogany (Meliaceae) family, containing one and possibly more species. The species Lansium parasiticum is a tropical fruit-bearing tree that is cultivated in tropical Southeast Asia, and on a much smaller scale elsewhere in the tropics.