Durian pulu, Durian kulu, Yellow durian
Durio kutejensis

Family: Malvaceae

What it is like

A tree. It grows up to 24 m high. The trunk is 40 cm across. The leaves are alternate and simple. They are silvery on the lower surface. The flowers are 7 cm across. They are pink to red. The fruit are oval and orange-yellow. They are 20 cm long by 12 cm wide. The fruit are covered with slightly curved soft spines 1-1.5 cm long. The seed are narrowly oval and 4 cm long. They are a shiny brown. The fleshy yellow seed coat or aril is edible.

There are about 20 Durio species. Also put in the family Durionaceae. In the subfamily Bombacoideae.

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows in the foothills of Kalimantan. It grows up to 800 m above sea level. In Cairns Botanical Garden.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Australia, Brunei, Indonesia, Kalimantan, Malaysia, Pacific, Philippines, SE Asia

How it is used for food

The ripe fruit is eaten raw. They are sweet.

It is occasionally cultivated in Java as a fruit tree. The fruit are sold in markets. They are popular.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Plants can be grown from seeds.

Cultivated trees start bearing when 4-5 m tall. A fruit weighs about 1 kg.

Its other names

Local names

Dian bala, Durian isu, Durian kuning, Durian nyekak, Durian tinggang, Kawai, Laai, Lai, Layuk, Lembunyu, Luas, Nyekak, Paku, Pekawai, Pohon durian lai, Rian isu, Rian nyekak, Ruas, Sekawi

Synonyms

Lahia kutejensis Hassk.;