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Kok Lanas, Kelantan, Malaysia.
(Image credit Dr. Abdul Aziz Zakaria, Malaysia).
Perhaps, the only Durio species that bear flowers at the distal end of the twigs. Durio oxleyanus Griff. Malvaceae. CN: [Malay and regonal vernacular names - Durian beludu, Durian daun, Dian, Durian, Lai, Lai bengang, Kartungan, Kerantongan, Kerantungan, Ketungan, Kutongan, Sukang, Ladyin tedak. Distribution - Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo (Sarawak, Sabah, West-, Central- and East-Kalimantan). Upper canopy tree up to 50 m tall and 90 cm dbh. Stipules present but soon falling. Leaves alternate, simple, penni-veined, lower surface whitish, with hairs instead of scales. Flowers ca. 15 mm diameter, white-yellow, 2-3-lobed epicalyx, placed in cymes on the twigs behind the leaves. Fruits ca. 140 mm long, green, capsule with long slightly curved spines; seeds completely enclosed by pale yellow, sweet, edible aril. Fruits are eaten and locally sold on markets. The timber is used for planks. The bark and seeds are used for medicinal purposes.
Synonym(s):
Durio gratissimus Becc.
Neesia griffithii Planch. ex Mast.
Ref. and suggested reading:
FRIM Flora Database
www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2779457
www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?316153
www.worldagroforestrycentre.org/sea/products/afdbases/af/...
www.asianplant.net/Malvaceae/Durio_oxleyanus.htm
www.yearofthedurian.com/2013/04/durio-oxleyanus-griffith....
6th grade international festival - Griff had Germany for his country and this was his costume, put together by me! I certainly did not want to pay $65 to rent a lederhosen outfit, and I do not know how to sew :( .... so this is what I came up with.
Professor Griff
- Minister of Information of PUBLIC ENEMY and the leader of the S1W's (The Security of the First World)
Backstage of Hala Tivoli, Ljubljana, Slovenia
© Adam Johnson, Slapstick Festival 2012. Image not to be transferred or reproduced without prior permission.