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Arecaceae (palm family) » Cocos nucifera
KOH-kohs -- from Portugese word for mask, referring to eyes-like depressions on fruit
noo-SIFF-er-uh -- nut-bearing
commonly known as: coconut • Bengali: নারকেল narakela, নারকেল narokel • Gujarati: નારિયેળ nariyel • Hindi: नारियल nariyal • Kannada: ತೆಂಗು tengu • Kashmiri: नोरिल noril • Konkani: नार्लु narlu • Malayalam: തെങ്ങ് thengu • Manipuri: য়ুবী yubi • Marathi: नारळ naral, श्रीफळ shriphal • Pali: नालिकेर nalikera • Punjabi: ਨਾਰੀਅਲ narial • Sanskrit: दीर्घपादपः dirgapadapah, दीर्घपत्रः dirghapatrah, दुर्हः durhah, कल्पवृक्ष kalpavriksha, करकम्भस् karakambhas, करकतोयः karakatoyah, कौशिकफलः kaushikaphalah, खानमुदकः khanamudakah, किकिः kikih, नारिकेर narikera, त्रिनेत्रफलः trinetraphalah, तृणम्द्रुमः trnamdrumah, तृणम्राजः trnamrajah, तृणम्वृक्षः trnamvrukshah, उच्चतरुः uchchataru, विश्वामित्रप्रियः vishwamitrapriyah • Tamil: தெங்கு tengku • Telugu: నారికేడము nari-kelamu • Urdu: ناریل nariyel
Native of: Malesia, n Australia, s-w Pacific; widely naturalized / cultivated elsewhere
The Coconut Palm is a member of the palm family. It is the only species in the genus Cocos, and is a large palm, growing to 30 m tall, with pinnate leaves 4-6 m long, pinnae 60-90 cm long; old leaves break away cleanly leaving the trunk smooth. The term coconut refers to the fruit of the coconut palm. The flowers of the coconut palm are polygamomonoecious, with both male and female flowers in the same inflorescence.
Flowering occurs continuously, with female flowers producing seeds. Coconut palms are believed to be largely cross-pollinated, although some dwarf varieties are self-pollinating. The origin of this plant are the subject of controversy with some authorities claiming it is native to southeast Asia, while others claim its origin is in northwestern South America. Fossil records from New Zealand indicate that small, coconut-like plants grew there as far back 15 million years ago. Even older fossils have been uncovered in Rajasthan & Maharashtra, India.
References: Flowers of India • NPGS / GRIN • Top Tropicals • Dave's Garden • EcoPort
Tags: Arecaceae Palmae palm family tropical palm tree Cocos nucifera coco-do-baia coconut cocotero cocotier dirgapadapah dirghapatrah durhah kalpavriksha karakambhas karakatoyah kaushikaphalah khanamudakah kikih kobbari chettu kokospalme kulau nalikera narakela naral narial narikelamu narikera nariyal nariyel narlu narokel noril palma de coco shriphal tengku tengu tennai thengai thengu tree of abundance tree of heaven tree of life trinetraphalah trnamdrumah trnamrajah trnamvrukshah uchchataru yubi
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