Lansium

Lansium is a genus of plants in the family Meliaceae, containing at least three species. The species Lansium domesticum is a tropical fruit-bearing tree that is cultivated in tropical Southeast Asia, and on a much smaller scale elsewhere in the tropics. Other previously named species are now placed in the genera Aglaia, Epicharis and Reinwardtiodendron.

Taxonomy and related genera

The genus was named in 1807 by the Portuguese botanist José Francisco [Corrêa da Serra]. As of 2024, Plants of the World Online recognizes the following species of Lansium.

Lansium breviracemosum Kosterm. - Lesser Sunda Islands
Lansium domesticum Corrêa - type species - Malesia, introduced elsewhere in SE Asia
Lansium membranaceum Mabb. - Sumatra

Note: "Lansium parasiticum", has been used in place of L. domesticum;
it is a synonym of Epicharis parasitica.
Phylogenetic studies suggest the following relationships amongst closely related genera: