Where did longan originate?

Longan is thought to have originated in the mountainous area between Myanmar and southern China.

Longan is thought to have originated in the mountainous area between Myanmar and southern China. Other reporting countries include India, Sri Lanka, Upper Myanmar, northern Thailand, Cambodia (commonly known as Cambodia), northern Vietnam and New Guinea.

Its earliest record of existence can be traced back to the Han Dynasty in 200 BC. The emperor once asked to plant litchi and longan in his court garden in Shaanxi, but the planting failed. Four hundred years later, longan trees flourished in other areas of China, such as Fujian and Guangdong, and longan production soon became an industry.

Later, due to immigration and the growing demand for nostalgic food, longan was formally introduced to Australia in the mid-1800' s, Thailand in the late 1800' s, Hawaii and Florida in the late 1900' s ... The warm sandy soil conditions made longan easy to grow. This quickly started the longan industry in these areas.

Although longan has achieved long-term success in China, it is still considered as a relatively new fruit in the world. In the past 250 years, it has been recognized only outside China. ?

At 1790, Joao de Loureiro, a Portuguese Jesuit botanist, recorded xxx species identification of this fruit in Europe. The Xxx entry is located in his collection Flora of China.

Longan:

Longan (scientific name: Dimocarpus longan) ) is a plant of longan in Sapindaceae. Evergreen trees, usually 10 m high; Branchlets stout, puberulent, scattered pale lenticels.

Petiole 15-30 cm or longer; Leaflets 4-5 pairs, thin leathery, oblong-elliptic to oblong-lanceolate, usually asymmetrical on both sides; The petiole length is usually not more than 5 mm. Inflorescence large and multi-branched; Pedicel short; Sepals nearly leathery, triangular-ovate; Petals milky white, lanceolate, nearly as long as sepals, only puberulent outside; Filaments are short and bristly.

The fruit is nearly spherical, usually yellowish brown or sometimes grayish yellow, with a slightly rough appearance or small bumps; The seeds are dark brown and bright, and all of them are wrapped by fleshy aril. It blooms in spring and summer and bears fruit in summer.

Longan originated in southern China and distributed in Fujian, Taiwan Province, Hainan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan and other provinces (regions), mainly produced in Fujian, Taiwan Province and Guangxi. Growing in the south subtropical zone, I like warm and humid climate, can endure short-term frost, and won't freeze to death in a short time at the low temperature of 0-4℃.