Durio lowianus Scort. ex King

Species

Angiosperms > Malvales > Malvaceae > Durio

Characteristics

A tree. It grows up to 40 m tall. The trunk is 60 cm across. The flowers are red. The fruit is a capsule like a durian. It has slender spines. It is deep green colour. The fleshy layer or aril around the seeds in dark yellow.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.6
Mature height (meter) 40.0
Root system -
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Flower color
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

A tropical plant. It grows in rain forests up to 150 m altitude.
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Lowland rainforest at elevations up to 150 metres.
Light -
Soil humidity -
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Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

The flesh around the seeds is eaten raw or salted.
Uses material wood
Edible arils fruits
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seeds. Germination usually takes 12-21 days.
Mode seedlings
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Distribution

Durio lowianus world distribution map, present in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand

Conservation status

Durio lowianus threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:559521-1
WFO ID wfo-0000658077
COL ID 383VR
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Durio spontaneus Durio wrayi Durio lowianus