Cullenia exarillata

Cullenia exarillata
Cullenia exarillata tree
Cullenia exarillata fruiting branch
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Cullenia
Species:
C. exarillata
Binomial name
Cullenia exarillata
Robyns
Synonyms

C. excelsa, Durio ceylanicus, Durio exarillatus Wight

Cullenia exarillata (Tamil Name: வெடிப்பலா, Kadar (Anamalai hills) Name: முள்ளாலி, Muthuvan (Anamalai hills) Name: காரானி) is a flowering plant evergreen tree species in the family Malvaceae endemic to the rainforests of the southern Western Ghats in India. It is one of the characteristic trees of the mid-elevation tropical wet evergreen rainforests and an important food plant for the endemic primate, the lion-tailed macaque.