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Durio dulcis
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.
From the article Durio dulcis on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
The tree can grow up to 40 metres (130 feet) tall. The leaves are elliptical, 7–14 centimetres (2+3⁄4–5+1⁄2 inches) long, and scaly on the underside. The husk of its fruit is dark red to brown-red, and covered with slender spines 15–20 millimetres (1⁄2–3⁄4 in) in length. The fruit flesh is dark yellow, thin, and deep caramel-flavored, with a turpentine odor. The fruit of this species is considered by many to be the sweetest of all durians.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 191764.