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Durian fruit cut open to show the edible flesh. The durian (/ ˈ d ʊər i ə n / ⓘ [1]) is the edible fruit of several tree species belonging to the genus Durio. There are 30 recognized species, at least nine of which produce edible fruit. [2] Durio zibethinus, native to Borneo and Sumatra, is the only species available on the international ...
Among the thirty known species of Durio, so far eleven species have been identified to produce edible fruits. However, there are many species for which the fruit has never been collected or properly described and it is likely that other species with edible fruit exist. [1] The currently known nine species of edible durians are:
D. graveolens is an edible durian, [14] [15] perhaps the most popular 'wild' species of durian, and it is sold commercially regionally. [16] However, its congener Durio zibethinus is the typical species eaten and dominates sales worldwide.
Durio zibethinus is the most common tree species in the genus Durio that are known as durian and have edible fruit also known as durian.. As with most other durian species, the edible flesh emits a distinctive odour that is strong and penetrating even when the husk is intact.
The edible flesh emits a distinctive odor that is strong and penetrating, even when the husk is intact. The smell, depending on the person, evokes rotting onions, turpentine, or even sewage, yet to others its odor is welcoming and appetizing. The persistence of its odor has led to its ban in some hotels and public transport in Southeast Asia.
Musang King is a Malaysian cultivar (cultivated variety) of durian (Durio zibethinus).Prized for its unusual combination of bitter and sweet flavours, [1] Musang King is the most popular variety of durian in both Malaysia [2] and Singapore, [1] where it is known as Mao Shan Wang (Chinese: 猫山王; pinyin: Māo Shān Wáng) and commands a price premium over other varieties. [3]
Boschia grandiflora is a medium-sized tree up to 30 m (100 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter up to 50 cm (20 in). The tree has buttresses.The ellipsoid fruit measures up to 20 cm (8 in) by 15 cm (6 in) and features spines up to 2 cm (0.8 in) long.
The definition of fruit for this list is a culinary fruit, defined as "Any edible and palatable part of a plant that resembles fruit, even if it does not develop from a floral ovary; also used in a technically imprecise sense for some sweet or semi-sweet vegetables, some of which may resemble a true fruit or are used in cookery as if they were ...