Farm in Penang, Malaysia, presents information about the tree and its cultivation, the fruit (which it offers in all-you-can-eat buffets), and descriptions of several varieties.
Article from the Brooklyn Botanic Garden offers background information and a personal experience sampling a specimen purchased from an Asian fruit market.
Entry for durian, the prickly edible fruit from South East Asia known for its distinctive odor. Article features the varieties, culinary and medicinal uses, ...
durian n. A tree (Durio zibethinus) of southeast Asia, bearing edible fruit. ... Though the durian has a mild, sweet flavour, it also has a pungent foul odour. ...