One of my favorite fruits was longan. Have you ever tried out to eat this kind of fruit? Or just like others, you are also not familiar with this. Longan, with has a scientific name of Euphoria Longan, is a fruit that is indigenous to Southeast Asia most especially in China and India. Chinese called this as Dragon’s Eye because it has an eye-shaped mark around the pit.
In addition, did you know that this fruit, together with its cousin lychee were brought by W.N. Brewster, who is a missionary in China, in the United States? Not thriving in cool climates, the tropical tree is normally used as ornamental tree. It defers stunning thick dark green leaves along with groups of floppy fruit. Quite magnificent and entirely beautiful, the tree is presently grows in the U.S. As there is a continuing demand for niche fruits in that country, suitable weather in Florida is possibly to aid make longan fruit commercially.