langsat

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The langsat, scientifically known as Lansium domesticum, is a tropical fruit tree native to Southeast Asia, belonging to the soapberry family. It is cultivated for its edible fruit, which resembles small potatoes and grows in grapelike clusters. When peeled, the translucent fruits have a flavor described as a grapefruit-grape combination. The langsat tree itself has compound leaves with glossy leaflets and produces small, yellowish-white flowers. The fruit's thin, leathery skin encloses a juicy, white-fleshed pulp surrounding a single dark seed.123

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Langsat (Lansium domesticum) is native to western Southeast Asia and is cultivated for its edible fruit. The chinaberry (Melia azedarach), also called bead tree and Persian lilac, is an ornamental Asian tree with round yellow fruits, often cultivated in many tropical and warm temperate areas.
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Langsat (Lansium domesticum) is native to western Southeast Asia and is cultivated for its edible fruit. The chinaberry (Melia azedarach), also called bead tree and Persian lilac, is an ornamental Asian tree with round yellow fruits, often cultivated in many tropical and warm temperate areas.
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