Apocryphal though the story may be, longan trees have been cultivated in China ... and a medicinal Chinese tea that combines them with red dates. For more food and drink goodness, join The ...

is a fruit harvested from the longan tree (Dimocarpus longan Lour.), a tropical evergreen plant in the Sapindaceae family primarily found in China and southern parts of Asia. It is known for its ...

Longan trees in Chiayi County’s Jhuci Township are pictured in an undated photograph. Photo courtesy of the Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute Since longan flowers are a major nectar source for ...

A research team has unveiled 20 β-galactosidase (BGAL) genes within the longan genome, highlighting their crucial roles in embryogenic development and heat stress adaptation. The research team ...

[Photo provided to China Daily] In Pailin, a province on the northern edge of the Cardamom Mountains in southwestern Cambodia, thousands of longan trees are in full blossom. According to 63-year ...