The Durian Theory was Corner s way of explaining how forests evolved to their present form.
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Undoubtedly, the most important scientific contribution to come from this time was the formation of Corner s Durian Theory.
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The most recent molecular evidence ( on which the most recent, well-supported circumscription of Durioneae is based ) therefore refutes Corner's Durian Theory.
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In 1949, the British botanist E . J . H . Corner published " The Durian Theory, or the Origin of the Modern Tree ".