龙眼,是我国南方亚热带佳果之一,别名桂元,龙眼八月成熟,果实圆形,古人称八月为桂月,故有此芳名。龙眼属无患子科,常绿乔木。树冠繁茂,树形优美。龙眼寿命最长可达四百年,一般果期达80—100年,每到八月,龙眼树上,碧叶之中,挂满一串串、沉甸甸的淡黄色鲜果,和风吹拂,到处飘香,见者垂涎三尺。龙眼品种约有230多个,其中有不少名贵品种。如肉厚味美,外形圆饱的兴化桂圆,有肉厚质脆,色如凝脂、晶莹润泽,放在纸上纸不湿的东壁桂圆。根据果实大小,又分为大三元 Longan, is one of the subtropical good fruit in southern China, alias Gui Yuan, longan mature in August, the fruit is round, the ancients called August for Gui month, so this name. Sarcophyta Sapindaceae, evergreen trees. Lush crown, beautiful tree. Longan life of up to four hundred years, the general fruit of 80-100 years, every August, longan tree, Bi Ye, covered with a string of heavy yellowish fruit, the wind blowing, floating everywhere Hong, see salivate. There are about 230 longan varieties, many of which are expensive varieties. Such as fleshy and delicious, full-shaped Xinghua longan, meat thick crisp, color such as creamy, crystal moist, on the paper is not wet East wall longan. According to the size of the fruit, it is divided into three yuan