Datuq

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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