Nephelium ramboutan-ake

The pulasan, Nephelium ramboutan-ake (family Sapindaceae), is a tropical fruit closely allied to the rambutan and sometimes confused with it. It has various common names, including pulasan in English, Spanish and Malay, kapulasan in Indonesia, ngoh-khonsan in Thailand, maritam in Brunei and Kalimantan, and bulala or panungayan in the Philippines. Usually eaten fresh, it is sweeter than the rambutan and lychee, but very rare outside Southeast Asia. The name pulasan comes from the Malay word pulas (twist) related to 'pilas' (remove) of Tagalog. The fruit is opened through the act of twisting the fruit with both hands, thus the name pulasan.