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Sapindaceae

Longan

Dimocarpus longan Lour.

Family
Sapindaceae
Genus
Dimocarpus

Pets and kids

  • CatsNot sure
  • DogsNot sure
  • KidsNot sure
Why

Cats: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Dogs: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Kids: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for young children, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with a doctor or poison control.

Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.

Longan: Một cây nhãn trong một khu vườn nhãn tại Trà Ôn, Vĩnh Long, Việt Nam.
Photo: Bùi Thụy Đào Nguyên, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (59)
Arabic
لونجان
arz
لونجان
Azerbaijani
Lunğan
ban
Kléngkéng
Bangla
কাঠলিচু, আঁশফল
bo
འབྲུག་མིག
Burmese
တောကြက်မောက်
Cantonese
龍眼
Catalan
Longan
cdo
Lèng-gēng
Chinese
龍眼, 龙眼, 圆眼, 桂圆, 桂圓, 羊眼果树, 龙眼叶, 龙眼壳
Czech
Longan
Danish
Longan
Dutch
Longan, Lamyai, Lengkeng
English
Longan, Dragon's eye, Lungan
Finnish
Longaani
French
Longanier, Longane
German
Longan, Longan-Baum
hak
牛眼
Hebrew
לונגן
Hungarian
Longána
Indonesian
Lengkeng, Kelengkeng, Klengkeng, Longan
Italian
Longan
Japanese
リュウガン, ケイエンニク, リュウガンニク, ロンガン, 桂円肉, 竜眼, 竜眼肉, 龍眼
Javanese
Klèngkèng, Klengkeng
Khmer
មៀនប៉ៃលិន
koi
Лонган
Korean
롱안, 롱간
kv
Лонган
lbe
Лонган
Lithuanian
Tikrasis longanas, Longanai, Longanas
lzh
龍眼
Malay
Mata kucing, Longan
Malayalam
ലോംഗൻ, Longan, ചെമ്പുന്ന, പൊരിപ്പൂവണം, ലോങ്ങൻ
map
Klèngkèng
mnc
ᠮᡠᠶᠠᡵᡳ
mrj
Лонган
nan
Lêng-géng, Lêng-kéng
Norwegian Bokmål
Longan
Norwegian Nynorsk
Longan
os
Лонган
Persian
چشالو
Polish
Longan
Portuguese
Longan
Romanian
Longan
Russian
Лонган
Spanish
Longan
Sundanese
Léngkéng
Tamil
நுரை, தேன்கூழா
Thai
ลำไย, ลำใย
Turkish
Longan, Pailin Longan, Ta-ngen
udm
Лонган
Ukrainian
Лонган
Uyghur
ئەجدىرھا كۆزى
Uzbek
Longan
Vietnamese
Nhãn, Cây nhãn, Long nhãn
xmf
Ლონგანი
Yoruba
Longan
za
Maknganx

Synonyms

  • Arytera leichhardtii var. hebepetala (Benth.) Radlk.
  • Dimocarpus pupilla Moon
  • Dimocarpus undulatus Wight ex Wight & Arn.
  • Euphoria echinulata Radlk.
  • Euphoria leichhardtii Benth.
  • Euphoria leichhardtii var. hebepetala Benth.
  • Euphoria longan (Lour.) Steud.
  • Euphoria longana Lam.
  • Euphoria undulata Herb.Heyne ex Wall.
  • Euphoria verruculosa Salisb.
  • Nephelium benghalense G.Don
  • Nephelium echinulatum (Radlk.) Ridl.
  • Nephelium leichhardtii (Benth.) F.Muell.
  • Nephelium longan (Lour.) Hook.
  • Nephelium longana (Lam.) Cambess.
  • Nephelium pupillum Wight
  • Sapindus benghalensis Roxb. ex Wight & Arn.
  • Sapindus undulatus Wall. ex Voigt
  • Scytalia benghalensis Roxb. ex Wight & Arn.
  • Scytalia longan (Lour.) Roxb.
  • Scytalia verruculosa Stokes

Characteristics

Growth habit
Tree
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.