Stats

Lifespan: Up to 80 yrs
Size: Large
Diet: Photosynthetic
Biome: Tropical rainforest
Range: Southeast Asia
Movement: Sessile
Breeding: Seeds
Defense: Spines
Status: Rare

About

The durian is a large tropical tree native to Southeast Asia, renowned for producing a football-sized spiky fruit whose pungent odour is so notorious it is banned on public transit across the region. Despite the smell, its rich, custardy flesh is prized as the "King of Fruits" and can command premium prices at market.

Life cycle

1.
seed
A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2.
sprout
A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3.
sapling
A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4.
mature
Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Durio
Species: Durio zibethinus