Durionaceae
Durio
Last edited by Pieter B. Pelser, 28 August 2026
- Durio graveolens Becc., Malesia 3 (1889) 242; Ashton, Manual non-Dipt. Trees Sarawak 2 (1988) 63. Distribution: Borneo, Malay Peninsula, Philippines, Sumatra, Thailand. PALAWAN. Conservation status: Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1). DAO category: Endangered. Native.
- Durio macrophyllus (King) Ridl., Fl. Malay Penins. 1 (1922) 261; Ashton, Manual non-Dipt. Trees Sarawak 2 (1988) 75; ≡ Durio testudinarius var. macrophyllus King, J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 60 (1891) 53. Distribution: Borneo, Malay Peninsula, Philippines, Thailand. PALAWAN. Notes: Low and medium elevation forests. Conservation status: Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1). DAO category: Vulnerable. Native.
- Durio testudinarius Becc., Malesia 3 (1889) 244. Distribution: Borneo, Philippines. PALAWAN (photos). Notes: Perhaps first reported for the Philippines by Everette James Bacosa Escubin. 600-700m (photos). Native.
- Durio zibethinus L., Syst. Veg., 13th Ed. (1774) 581; Merrill, EPFP 3 (1923) 46. Distribution: Borneo, Sumatra. MINDANAO: Lanao del Norte (photos). Notes: Cultivated for its highly prized fruit. 'Wild' Durio zibethinus is found or claimed only in Mindanao for the Philippines. Naturalized.
References
- Mendoza, DR. 1941. Natural distribution of durians in the Philippines. Philippine Journal of Forestry 4: 27-35.
- Vendivil, WF & EJ Reynoso. 1983. Durio species from Palawan, Philippines. Acta Manilana Series A Nat. Appl. Sci.: 95-98.