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'''''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&nbsp;[[metre|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.<ref>http://www.worldagroforestry.org/SEA/Products/AFDbases/AF/asp/SpeciesInfo.asp?SpID=18193</ref>
'''''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&nbsp;[[metre|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.<ref>[http://www.worldagroforestry.org/SEA/Products/AFDbases/AF/asp/SpeciesInfo.asp?SpID=18193 Species Information<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


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Durio dulcis
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D. dulcis
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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.[1]

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