The Tropical Fruit Forum

Hi Maryoto,

Could you inform us what species the "Rambutan Rafia" is? Is it just a sub-species/variety of the normal Rambutan or is it a separate species?

Thanks, I am very tempted to order some Mabalo seeds,

Hi Jack,

I don't have any complete information about this rambutan rafia,may be it's a sub-species of normal rambutan but i'm not sure.
The fruit has a sweeter taste than normal rambutan,the hair/fur is very short like in the picture above and rambutan raffia have smaller seeds than normal rambutan.

I still have Mabolo seeds if you interested.

You're welcome, Clint.

And happy gardening.

Thank you guys...

Send pm to order,limited quantity....

Send PM or email to order....

Thanks for your advice,guys.
I'll ask it to the fruit specialist,whether the fruit is edible or not.

Nephelium lappaceum seeds were added.

Send PM to order!!

Those who specialize in wild fruits of an area would have a shot but many can look similar. I can pick about 100 or so local wild fruits here and many are poisonous to people but animals still eat them. Be careful about trying out wild fruits.
If you break it open, show some seeds and flowers then it could be easier to find out what it is.

Thanks Mike,
I'm not going to eat the fruit as yet I know.
Next time if i find fruit in the forest I will provide more complete information, I will also take pictures of leaves and seeds.

If I were to stroll around in the rainforest that starts at the end of my street I could find a couple of dozen edible looking brightly coloured fruits on the forest floor.Just to them identified would be a struggle and challenging even for a botanist. To know if each is edible no one would know but birds and other animals would eat them.
To pick a random fruit  from rainforest you would have to be very lucky to find out if it is an edible one.

Yeah, I guess we do have to ask in advance to botanists whether the fruit is edible or not.

Is this edible???

Hi Maryoto, 

the Pommetia seeds arrived today in excellent conditions. Great packing! Thank you very much

Hi felipe,
You're welcome.
You received your package quickly,because you use EMS.
Happy gardening.

Regards,
Maryoto

Some people here have reported the fruit having the good smell effect here  I don't know where in Java the original selections came from to be brought here.

I think originally from Yogyakarta, because formerly Kepel fruit only can be found in the kingdom of Yogyakarta,then the fruits spread everywhere.