Datuq

Lawa Datu'
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Bua' Datu' Ubek
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Common Name/s

Kelabit

1. datu' (datu, datuk)

Datu' badui

Datu' bendela

Datu' birar

Datu' kala

Datu' siah (sia')

Datu' ubok (ubek?)

2. Datu' alo (alo'?)

English

1. durian

2. soursop

Bahasa Malaysia

1. durian

2. durian belanda

Scientific name

datu' (datu, datuk) - Durio cf zibethinus ^[1]

Datu' badui - Durio sp. ^[1]

Datu' bendela Durio kutejensis ^[1]

Datu' birar - Durio sp. ^[1]

Datu' kala - Durio dulcis ^[1]

Datu' siah (sia') - Durio graveolens ^[1]

Datu' ubok (ubek?) - Durio cf zibethinus ^[1]

Datu' alo - Annona muricata ^[1]

Uses

1. fruit is edible when ripe
2. fruit is fermented to make tempoyak

Quote

1. "Tastes like heaven, smells like hell!"

External links

1. Wikipedia:Durian
2. Wikipedia:Durio_kutejensis
3. Wikipedia:Durio_dulcis
4. Rare Durians of Borneo
5. Durian Palace

References

1. Ethnobotany of the Iban & the Kelabit by Hanne Christensen