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  All About Tropical Plant Durian - Durio zibethinus.
The family Bombacaceae is best known for showy flowers and woody or thin-shelled pods filled with small seeds and silky or cottonlike fiber.
The durian, Durio zibethinus L., is one member that differs radically in having large seeds surrounded by fleshy arils.
Apart from variants of the word "durian" in native dialects, there are few other vernacular names, though the notorious odor has given rise to the unflattering terms, "civet cat tree", and "civet fruit" in India and "stinkvrucht " in Dutch.
www.destinationtropicals.com /tropical_plants/plant_25.asp   (2389 words)

  
  Durian
The durian, Durio zibethinus L., is one member that differs radically in having large seeds surrounded by fleshy arils.
81: The heavy, spiny durian (Durio zibethinus) is prized in Southeast Asia and Malaysia for its custard-like, odorous flesh.
The durian tree, reaching 90 to 130 ft (27-40 m) in height in tropical forests, is usually erect with short, straight, rough, peeling trunk to 4 ft (1.2 m) in diameter, and irregular dense or open crown of rough branches, and thin branchlets coated with coppery or gray scales when young.
www.hort.purdue.edu /newcrop/morton/durian_ars.html   (2504 words)

  
  18th Louisiana: the Veterans: Adlin Durio
Adlin Durio and we hope to add one in the forseeable future.Should any of his decendants have a photo of him, and would gratiously care to place a copy of his photo at this web site...this researcher would be grateful.
Alexandria Durio was a successful planter of St. Martin parish, was prominent in local affairs and served as justice of the peace and member of the police ury for a number of years.
Durio was married a second time, to Miss Lizzie L. Gilbeau, and to them have been born four children Aldin, Jr., Carrie, Anis and Henry.
members.tripod.com /j_richard/18th_adlin_durio.html   (741 words)

  
  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Durio
Boschia excelsa Merrill is a synonym of Durio grandiflorus (Mast.) Kosterm.
Durio wrayi Ridley is a synonym of Durio lowianus Scort.
Neesia griffithii Planch is a synonym of Durio oxleyanus Griff.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Durio   (1755 words)

  
 Archives: Story
Durio told Council of some good news the shelter had this past year, including the purchase of new cages, thanks to a major donation.
Durio says because of the type of material that goes down the drain they have to have a grinding pump.
Durio presented the shelter's statistics for 2003, which saw a 33 percent survival rate for the animals.
www.newsdemocratleader.com /articles/2004/03/05/news/news07.txt   (624 words)

  
 Durio acutifolius   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Durio acutifolius - Durian burung - Bombacaceae - General Species...
Bombacaceae: Durio acutifolius; Durio griffithii; Durio lanceolatus; Durio oxleyanus.
研究者プロフィール:...英旇, The impacts of forest fire on lichens grown on Durio acutifolius, International Symposium on Forest Fire and its Impact on Biodiversity and Ecosystems in...
www.specieslist.com /endangered/scientific_name/D/Durio_acutifolius.shtml   (304 words)

  
 durian | English | Dictionary & Translation by Babylon
The durian (IPA:) is the fruit of trees of the genus Durio.
There are 30 recognised Durio species, all native to southeastern Asia and at least nine of which produce edible fruit.
Durio zibethinus is the only species available in the international market; other species are sold in their local region.
www.babylon.com /definition/durian/English   (154 words)

  
 Durio zibethinus
Other species, such as Durio malaccensis, Durio mansoni and Durio lowianus are also used as rootstocks in order to impart disease resistance to the root fungus Phytophthora palmivora.
There are 28 Durio species, but only eight have edible fruits: Durio zibethinus (durian), Durio dulcis (durian maragang, lahong), Durio grandiflorus (munjit), Durio graveolens (durian merah, tabelak), Durio kutejensis (durian kulu, lai), Durio lowianus (chaarian), Durio oxleyanus (durian sukang, keratogan), and Durio testudinarum (kura-kura).
Durian pulp is usually consumed fresh, but it is also used to flavor ice cream, cookies and candies, or preserved by canning, freezing, drying, boiling with sugar, fermenting, or salting.
www.montosogardens.com /durio_zibethinus.htm   (733 words)

  
 Durian :: Food : Gourt
The durian (IPA:) is the fruit of trees belonging to the genus Durio.
Durio zibethinus is the only species available in the international market, but other species can be found in local markets in their native region.
The edible portions of the fruit are the custard-like flesh and the seed.
recreation.gourt.com /Food/Durian.html   (895 words)

  
 The taxonomic significance of trichome morphology in the genus Durio (Bombacaceae)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The taxonomic significance of trichome morphology in the genus Durio (Bombacaceae)
Scanning electron microscopy was used to examine trichome morphology on leaves of 24 species of Durio.
Stellate hairs were found on the adaxial leaf surface of D. affinis, D. graveolens, D. oblongus, D. oxleyanus, D. singaporensis and D. ibethinus.
www.trophort.com /information/data/B01/S42/SAL99THE55X0644.html   (122 words)

  
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Durio graduated from Louisiana State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1987.
She has represented numerous developers, property owners, national corporations and local buyers and sellers of real estate, landlords and tenants, investment and property-management companies and lenders in connection with the acquisition, development, leasing, financing and divestiture of commercial properties, condominiums, restaurants and hotel developments.
Durio has also significant civil litigation experience in state and federal courts in Louisiana representing individual and corporate clients in contract and commercial litigation matters.
www.spsr-law.com /html/DURIO.html   (163 words)

  
 UNT Libraries: Friends of the UNT Libraries, Board   (Site not responding. Last check: )
(Durio commented that the board members might undertake to provide refreshments for other receptions later in the year.) Printed invitations are being sent to new faculty, university leadership, deans, department chairpersons, retirees, and library staff.
Durio will chair the Third Artist Books Jury and expects to ask Donahue-Wallace and another knowledgeable person to serve with her.
Durio announced that the Libraries was making a publicity poster of a photograph of Chipman with the medal for use as a screen-saver on public access computer terminals in the Libraries and in printed form in appropriate campus locations.
www.library.unt.edu /friends/minutes/20030819minutes.htm   (978 words)

  
 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Kapok
Adansonia – Baobab Bombax – Silk_cotton tree Ceiba – Kapok Durio – Durian Ochroma – Balsa The Bombacaceae is a family of tropical trees in the order Malvales, closely related to the mallow family (Malvaceae), and often included in it, being distinguishable from that family only by the smooth pollen, and larger mature tree stature.
In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal method of naming species.
Scientific classification or biological classification refers to how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Kapok   (1206 words)

  
 Durio
Der Artikel Durio gehört zur Kategorie: Malvengewächse, Baum
Durio bezeichnet eine Gattung der Familie der Malvengewächse, Unterfamilie Helicteroideae.
Erklärung des Begriff Durio und dessen Bedeutung wurde zuletzt am 8.2.2006 aktualisiert (Glossar Lexikon Enzyklopädie).
www.kalkriese.de /Durio.html   (107 words)

  
 Durio: Definition of Durio in Webster's Dictionary 1913 Edition - Wunder Dictionary   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Durio: Definition of Durio in Webster's Dictionary 1913 Edition - Wunder Dictionary
Durio: Definition of Durio in Webster's Dictionary 1913 Edition
A fruit tree (D. ibethinus, the only species known) of the Indian Archipelago.
websters.wunderdictionary.com /dictionary/def/english/durio.html   (34 words)

  
 Durio & Company, P.C.
Durio & Company, P.C. Durio & Company, P.C. Certified Public Accountants
Durio & Company, P.C. is a CPA firm licensed in the State of Texas.
Durio & Company, P.C. Patrick L. Durio, CPA
www.durio.cpa.pro   (74 words)

  
 Find the Finest Fred Durio Custom Knives at Knife Art
Fred Durio started making knives in 1986 as a part-time maker but for the last three years he has been full-time.
Because Fred is a member of the American Bladesmith Society expect to see his folders carry his own forged damascus.
Subscribe to our Newsletter and get updates on our knives.
www.knifeart.com /freddurio.html   (186 words)

  
 All About Durian Botany
Duri is a Malaysian word meaning "spike." In the genus Durio are at least 27 or 28 species, 19 of which are native to the island of Borneo (thought to be Durio’s original center of diversity), 11 to peninsular Malaysia, and 7 to Sumatra.
Of 27 species, at least seven are notable for producing edible fruit, one of which (Durio zibethinus) is cultivated commercially in huge quantities in southeast Asia.
The other edible Durio species are relatively rare, and are more often found wild in various areas of Southeast Asia, rather than cultivated.
www.durianpalace.com /durianbotany.htm   (2299 words)

  
 Bird-pollination of three Durio species (Bombacaceae) in a tropical rainforest in Sarawak, Malaysia -- Yumoto 87 (8): ...
Durio has been reported to be pollinated by bats in
Durio kutejensis was observed to be visited by giant honey bees,
Characteristics of three Durio species are shown in Table 1.
www.amjbot.org /cgi/content/full/87/8/1181   (2974 words)

  
 www.TopTropicals.com - rare plants for home and garden
The scientific name of other species are Durio kutejensis, Durio oxlevanus, Durio graveolens, and Durio dulcis.
There are many clones of the durian, all having a name starting with "D" and a number.
The red and yellow-fleshed fruits are Durio graveolans, more tolerant of S. Florida conditions and taste like peanut butter.
www.toptropicals.com /cgi-bin/garden_catalog/cat.cgi?uid=DURIO_SP&lang=ru&user=tt   (265 words)

  
 duriozibethinus
Salma, I. The taxonomic significance of trichome morphology in the genus Durio (Bombacaceae).
Fungi associated with postharvest fruit rots of Durio graveolens and D. kutejensis in Brunei Darussalam.
Using the pungent seed flesh of the durian fruit, Durio zibethinus, to synchronize the second ovarian cycle of Phormia regina (Diptera: Calliphoridae).
www.newcrops.uq.edu.au /listing/duriozibethinus.htm   (1135 words)

  
 IPGRI Publication : Durio - A Bibliographic Review   (Site not responding. Last check: )
It is perhaps for the first time that such a comprehensive account has been attempted on an underutilized fruit crop genepool.
This publication on Durian which is a review of bibliography of about 1000 references, provides a well-synthesized information on different aspects of Durio.
It deals with its origin, history, taxonomy of wild and cultivated species, identification, morphology of flower and fruit and other organs, its edibility, composition and uses, nutritional aspects, medicinal and toxicological prospects, seed physiology, pollination biology, ecology, forest resources, crop improvement efforts, agronomic requirements, propagation, cultivation and maintenance, post harvest technology, genetic resource and conservation.
www.ipgri.cgiar.org /publications/pubfile.asp?ID_PUB=654   (371 words)

  
 Durio bei Ratgeber Lexikon - Beschreibung und Bedeutung
Durio bei Ratgeber Lexikon - Beschreibung und Bedeutung
Durio bezeichnet eine Gattung (Biologie) der Familie (Biologie) der Wollbaumgewächse.
Die Gattung besteht aus mehr als zwanzig Arten, die im tropischen Südostasien heimisch sind und Temperaturen unter 18° C nur sher schlecht vertragen.
www.ratgeber-lexikon.de /informationen/Durio.shtml   (128 words)

  
 POLLEN GRAINS AND POLLINATION IN DURIAN, DURIO ZIBETHINUS MURR.
POLLEN GRAINS AND POLLINATION IN DURIAN, DURIO ZIBETHINUS MURR.
Pollen grains of durian, Durio zibethinus Murr., were examined and their viability, germination, and tube length at 1 day prior to anthesis and at 2 day post anthesis were determined.
Pollen grains are rounded, sticky, and released in clumps indicating little transfers by wind.
www.actahort.org /books/321/321_76.htm   (205 words)

  
 Amazon.com: durio   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Observations on the Durion, Durio zibethinus of Linnaeus by Karl Dietrich Eberhard König (Unknown Binding - 1804)
Durio - A Bibliographic Review by Michael J. Brown (Paperback - 1997)
thorn-covered fruit of a tree, Durio zibethinus, that's a native of...
www.amazon.com /s?ie=UTF8&keywords=durio&tag=lexico&index=blended&link_code=qs&page=1   (715 words)

  
 PromArt - La Musica Classica in Italia - News
Varallo (VC) - “Musica a Villa Durio” 11ª edizione
Torna, dopo il grande successo di pubblico e di critica della decima edizione tenutasi nel novembre dello scorso anno, “Musica a Villa Durio”, l’evento promosso dall’Assessorato alla Cultura della Città di Varallo ed organizzato dall’Associazione 24.
- Domenica 7 maggio ore 17,30 a Villa Durio, Barbara Tolomelli al pianoforte, Antonio Leofreddi alla viola, Sergio Del Mastro al clarinetto.
www.promart.it /Comunicato.asp?idc=2124   (220 words)

  
 Entertainment for every occasion and event - Axtell Productions International.
Bryan Durio grew up immersed in a variety of musical styles, from Big Band to Pop and Rock, from Soul and Funk to Disco.
He played the trumpet and French horn in High School, and played lead guitar in several Rock and Dance bands in his teens.
The wedding was such a blast and you had so much to do with it.
www.axtellproductions.com /djs/bryandurio.htm   (1340 words)

  
 Durio - Definition of Durio by Webster's Online Dictionary
(Bot.) A fruit tree (Durio zibethinus, the only species known) of the Indian Archipelago.
Durio - a genus of tall Asian trees of the family Bombacaceae
Bombacaceae, dilleniid dicot genus, durian, durian tree, Durio zibethinus, durion, family Bombacaceae, genus Durio
www.webster-dictionary.org /definition/Durio   (59 words)

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