Longan

 

Longan

English name: Longan, Dragoneye

Scientific name: Dimocarpus longan Lour.

Local name: Anashphal

 

 

 

 

 

Taxonomic Position According to Cronquist (1988)

 

Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class   : Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Magnoliidae
Order: Magnoliales
Family : Sapindaceae
Genus: Dimocarpus
Species: D. longana

           

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Table 1: Longan varieties developed by BAU, Mymensingh and BARI, Joydebpur, Bangladesh

 

Serial NumberName of VarietyDeveloped byYear of ReleasePlanting timeYield
1FTIP-BAU Longan-1BAU2010June-September3-6 t/ha
2FTIP-BAU Longan-2(Bogor)BAU2010June-September1-2.5 t/ha
 

3

BARI Anshphal -1HRC, BARI1996June-September50-70 kg/plant
4BARI Anshphal -2HRC, BARI2010June-September4.2 t/ha

 

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