Cullenia ceylanica

Ceylon durian
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Malvaceae
Genus:	Durio
Species:	D. ceylanicus
Binomial name
	Durio ceylanicus; Gardner
Synonyms
	Cullenia ceylanica (Gardner) Wight ex K.Schum.; Cullenia excelsa Wight ; Durio zibethinus Moon [Illegitimate] ;

Durio ceylanicus, the Ceylon durian, is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It is found only in Sri Lanka. The Ceylon durian, a large prickly fruit, is inedible and does not stink.

Culture

Known as කට බොඩ (kata boda) by local people.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Cullenia ceylanica. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
^ "Durio ceylanicus Gardner — the Plant List".

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[iucn-1] World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Cullenia ceylanica. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.

[2] "Durio ceylanicus Gardner — the Plant List".

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