Cullenia ceylanica

Ceylon durian
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	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] ;

The Ceylon durian (Durio ceylanicus) is a species of flowering plant in the Malvaceae family. 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.

References

^ http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2779435

Sources

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

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