- Durio dulcis
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Durio dulcis Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Rosids Order: Malvales Family: Malvaceae Genus: Durio Species: D. dulcis Binomial name Durio dulcis
Becc.Durio dulcis, known as durian marangang (or merangang), red durian, tutong, or lahong, is a fairly large tree in the genus Durio. It can grow up to 40 m tall. The husk of its fruit is dark red to brown-red, and covered with slender 15-20 mm long spines. The fruit flesh is dark yellow, thin and deep caramel-flavoured with a turpentine odour. The fruit of this species is considered by many to be the sweetest of all durians.[1]
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- World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Durio dulcis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2007. International Union for Conservation of Nature. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/34565. Retrieved 11 November 2007. Listed as Vulnerable (VU A1c v2.3)
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