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Durio
Durio graveolens
Nomenclature
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Genus: Durio
Species:
Durio graveolens
Usage:
accepted
Vernacular names:
Vernacular name:
Tinambela
Area from which the vernacular name usage originates:
Sumatra: Batak
Vernacular name:
Durian rimba
Area from which the vernacular name usage originates:
Malaysia, Sumatra, Palembang
Vernacular name remarks:
rimba = forest
Vernacular name:
Durian burung
Area from which the vernacular name usage originates:
Malay, Indragiri, Sumatra
Vernacular name remarks:
burung = bird
Vernacular name:
Durian batu
Area from which the vernacular name usage originates:
Tamijang-Ahin: Sumatra, Atjeh
Vernacular name remarks:
buta = stone
Vernacular name:
Taula
Area from which the vernacular name usage originates:
Dyak-Kenya: Borneo
SUMMARY
A tall tree with buttresses, similar in general habit to the common duriun tree. This species grows wild in Borneo, the Malay Peninsular, Sumatra (Soegeng-Reksodihardjo, 1962) and thailand (Pengklai, 2005). It is also often found in secondary forest. The pulp in much preferred by the natives for relish and usually made into "sajur" soup. The harvesting fruits, whole tree is often cut down when fruit nearly ripe because the tree is too tall for climbing and fruits do not fall when ripe. Many animals are attracted to the tree for eating red arils(Soegeng-Reksodihardjo, 1962).