Durio

There are twenty-seven species of Durio, most of which are native to Borneo, including centipede durians, mini durians with almost imperceptible seeds and even a naturally occurring odorless variety called sawo.

The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008

There are twenty-seven species of Durio, most of which are native to Borneo, including centipede durians, mini durians with almost imperceptible seeds and even a naturally occurring odorless variety called sawo.

The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008

The forest durian Durio testudinarum is a common example of caulifory.

Borneo lowland rain forests 2008

While most durians have spiky green husks and yellow flesh, some varieties, like the Durio dulcis, have bold red exteriors.

The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008

While most durians have spiky green husks and yellow flesh, some varieties, like the Durio dulcis, have bold red exteriors.

The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008

While most durians have spiky green husks and yellow flesh, some varieties, like the Durio dulcis, have bold red exteriors.

The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008

Common species include Shorea, Durio, Garcinia, Calophyllum and Eugenia.

Gunung Mulu National Park, Malaysia 2008

Of special significance is the cave fruit bat (Eonycteris spelaea), which is a pollinator of the economically important durian tree (Durio zibethinus).

Eastern Java-Bali rain forests 2008

There are twenty-seven species of Durio, most of which are native to Borneo, including centipede durians, mini durians with almost imperceptible seeds and even a naturally occurring odorless variety called sawo.

The Fruit Hunters Adam Leith Gollner 2008

Addiction to durians (Durio zibethinus Murray) may be due to these compounds, and the so-called aphrodisiac effect is, I suspect, via a mild irritant action on vascular and mucous tissue.

Chapter 19 1979