Description
Durio oblongus
Description: An oblong, dark yellow to orange durian with dense conical spines. The flesh is red, soft and thick with a slight sweet taste. The tree has white flowers and grows up to 23 meters tall.
Distribution: Borneo. Common near Kuching and Sandakan.
Scientific Name: Latin for โoblong,โ which could refer either to the leaf shape or the oblong shape of the durian. It was named by Maxwell T. Masters in 1875.
Local Name: nyekak (Iban)
Kingdom Plantae
Phylum Streptophyta
Class Equisetopsida
Subclass Magnoliidae
Order
Malvales
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Family
Malvaceae
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Genus
Durio
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Species
Durio oblongus
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