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Durian

Durio oxleyanus

Also called Durian Hutan

Durian
Photo: Ezagren (bicara / talk), CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Malvaceae (Mallow family)
Grows as
Tree, Perennial
Native range
W. Malesia
Climate
wet tropical

About

Durio oxleyanus is a perennial plant species of tree in the family Malvaceae. It was once placed in the family Bombacaceae.

The IUCN list the species as near threatened.

Where it grows

It is native to Borneo and Sumatra, Indonesia.

Uses

It is rarely cultivated for food in its native area. The timber from this plant is used for building houses.

Other Durio plants

Durio crassipes · Durio dulcis · Red-fleshed durian · Durio kinabaluensis · Durian pulu · Durio lanceolatus · Durian · Durio macrantha · Durio macrolepis · Durio pinangianus · Durian · Durio wyatt-smithii

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Durio oxleyanus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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