Top Ten Amazing Fruits that Grow in Weird Ways
8. Rambutan
The rambutan is a medium-sized tropical tree in the family Sapindaceae. The name also refers to the fruit produced by this tree. The rambutan is native to Malay-Indonesian region, and other regions of tropicalSoutheast Asia. It is closely related to several other edible tropical fruits including the lychee, longan, and mamoncillo.
It is an evergreen tree growing to a height of 12–20 m. The leaves are alternate, 10–30 cm long, pinnate, with three to 11 leaflets, each leaflet 5–15 cm wide and 3–10 cm broad, with an entire margin. The flowers are small, 2.5–5 mm, apetalous, discoidal, and borne in erect terminalpanicles 15–30 cm wide.