The difference between longan and lanzones
is that “longan” is an evergreen tree, Dimocarpus longan, of the Sapindaceae family, native to southern China and “lanzones” is lansium parasiticum; a species of tree in the mahogany family.
longan
|
lanzones
|
Noun
- An evergreen tree, Dimocarpus longan, of the Sapindaceae family, native to southern China.
- The fruit from the longan tree.
|
Noun
- Lansium parasiticum; a species of tree in the mahogany family
- (usually in the plural) The fruit of this tree
Examples
- San Manuel and the neighboring towns around Mount Banahao, in Laguna, are famous for lanzones. The story goes that it used to be a wild fruit in the mountain that nobody attempted to eat because the locals knew it was poisonous.
|