About Coconut Palm
The coconut (Cocos nucifera) is a member of the palm family (Arecaceae) and the only living species of the genus Cocos. The term "coconut" (or the archaic "cocoanut") can denote the whole coconut palm tree or the large hard fruit. Originally native to the Central Indo-Pacific, they are ubiquitous in coastal tropical regions. The coconut tree provides food, fuel, cosmetics, folk medicine and building materials. The inner flesh of the mature fruit forms a regular part of the diets of many people in the tropics and subtropics. Coconut endosperm contains a large quantity of a liquid, "coconut water". Mature coconuts can be processed for oil and coconut milk from the flesh, charcoal from the hard shell, and coir from the fibrous husk.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Cocos nucifera
- Genus
- Cocos
- Family
- ARECACEAE
- Habit
- Palm (Columnar)
- Native to
- Madagascar
- Distribution
- Cultivated in most parts of Topics of the world
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- Nariyal नारियल, khopar, नारियल
- Bengali
- নারকেল
- Tamil
- தென்னை Tennai
- Telugu
- kobbari chettu కొబ్బరి చెట్టు, kobbari kaya కొబ్బరి కాయ, కొబ్బరి చెట్టు
- Malayalam
- Thengu, തെങ്ങ്
Arecaceae
Palm family
Coconut Palm belongs to the Arecaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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