Durio wyatt-smithii

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Durio wyatt-smithii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Durio
Species:
D. wyatt-smithii
Binomial name
Durio wyatt-smithii

Durio wyatt-smithii is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It is a tree endemic to Peninsular Malaysia.

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References

  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Durio wyatt-smithii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1998: e.T37549A10063191. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T37549A10063191.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.