R162
Variety of Rambutan · Nephelium lappaceum
Large-fruited Malaysian clone with thick, dry-firm, very sweet aril and high flesh recovery.
Also known as: Ong Heok, Oh Heak, Ong Heak
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5🇲🇾 Malaysia 1970
Taste & characteristics
Taste
firmcrispsweet
Profile
- Breeder
- MARDI
- Pollination
- self-sterile – needs a pollinator variety
- Fruit weight
- 36 g
Description
Fruit
Large, elongated-oval fruit (~36 g) with yellow-red-orange peel. Aril thick, firm, dry and very sweet; ~54% flesh recovery.
Growth
Tropical evergreen tree from Penang.
Yield
Good yields; valued for high flesh recovery and sweetness. Also grown in Australia.
Notes
The dry, firm flesh separates cleanly from the seed.
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