Longan

Longan
Longan
	"Longan" in Traditional (top) and Simplified (bottom) Chinese characters
Traditional Chinese	龍眼
Simplified Chinese	龙眼
Literal meaning	'dragon eye'
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	lóngyǎn
Bopomofo	ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄢˇ
Wade–Giles	lung2-yen3
IPA	[lʊ̌ŋ.jɛ̀n]
Wu
Suzhounese	lon2-nge6
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	lùhng-ngáahn
Jyutping	lung4-ngaan5
IPA	[lʊŋ˩.ŋan˩˧]
Southern Min
Hokkien POJ	lêng-géng
Tâi-lô	lîng-gíng

Longan
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Sapindaceae
Genus:	Dimocarpus
Species:	D. longan
Binomial name
	Dimocarpus longan; Lour.
Synonyms
	Euphoria longan (Lour.) Steud. ; Scytalia longan (Lour.) Roxb.;

Longan (/ˈlɒŋɑːn/; Dimocarpus longan), also called lungan or dragon's eye, is a tropical tree species that produces edible fruit. It is one of the better-known tropical members of the soapberry family Sapindaceae, to which the lychee and rambutan also belong. The fruit of the longan is similar to lychee, but has a milder, and more subtle aroma and sweetness. The species is native to Southeast Asia and southern China. Today, China, Thailand, and Vietnam are the largest producers of longan fruit, together accounting for approximately 95% of global production.