Mamón Chino aka Rambutan

Description:

Tree bearing clusters of bright red "spiny" fruit. The outer skin of the fruit can easily be split open to reveal a large pulp covered seed. The pulp is edible.

Habitat:

Native to southeast Asia, it is widely cultivated in other tropical locations.

Notes:

All kinds of birds were loving these fruits! I saw orioles, honeycreepers, oropendolas, parrots and woodpeckers eating them. People enjoy them too - very popular in Costa Rica where it is known as "mamón chino". In other parts of the world it is known as Rambutan