Durio dulcis

Durio dulcis
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 2.3)
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.

Sources

• World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Durio dulcis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998. IUCN: e.T34565A9871175. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T34565A9871175.en. Retrieved 23 December 2017. Listed as Vulnerable (VU A1c v2.3)