Editing Rambutan (section)

== Ecology ==
=== Pollination ===
Aromatic rambutan flowers are highly attractive to many insects, especially bees. Flies (Diptera), bees ([[Hymenoptera]]), and ants (''[[Solenopsis (ant)|Solenopsis]]'') are the main pollinators. Among the Diptera, ''[[Lucilia (fly)|Lucilia]]'' spp. are abundant, and among the Hymenoptera, [[honey bee]]s (''[[Apis dorsata]]'' and ''[[Apis cerana|A. cerana]]'') and the [[stingless bee]] genus ''[[Trigona (genus)|Trigona]]'' are the major visitors.<ref name="rambutan" /> ''A. cerana'' colonies foraging on rambutan flowers produce large quantities of [[honey]]. Bees foraging for nectar routinely contact the [[stigma (flower)|stigma]] of female flowers and gather significant quantities of the sticky pollen from male blossoms. Little pollen has been seen on bees foraging female flowers. Although male flowers open at 06:00, foraging by ''A. cerana'' is most intense between 07:00 and 11:00, tapering off rather abruptly thereafter. In Thailand, ''A. cerana'' is the preferred species for small-scale pollination of rambutan. Its hair is also helpful in pollination where pollen can be hooked on and transported to female flowers.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/339470470_Pollination_studies_in_rambutan_Nephelium_lappaceum_in_Soconusco_Chiapas_Mexico | title=Pollination studies in rambutan Nephelium lappaceum in Soconusco Chiapas Mexico | website=ResearchGate | access-date=April 27, 2025}}</ref>