Arytera divaricata, Nephelium beckleri

Usually a small shrubby tree, but has been seen up to 12ft. It has spectacular flushes of limp reddish new growth which slowly turns pale green as it matures. Fleshy red aril is common in Sapinds, an adaptation to attract fruity-eating birds.

Similar plants:

• Dimocarpus longan, Euphoria longana, Nephelium longana (Longan, Dragon's Eye)
• Litchi chinensis, Nephelium litchi (Lychee, Lichee)
• Nephelium lappaceum, Euphoria nephelium, Dimocarpus crinita (Rambutan)
• Nephelium rambutan-ake, Nephelium philippense, Nephelium mutabile, Nephelium intermedium, Litchi ramboutan-ake (Pulasan, Bulala, Ngoh-khonsan, Ramboutan-ake)
• Pometia pinnata, Nephelium pinnatum, Dabanus acuminatus, Dabanus pinnatus, Euphoria pometia (Fijian Longan, Island Lychee, Oceanic Lychee)