The coconut palm is a member of the palm family Arecaceae and the only living species of the genus Cocos. The word coconut can refer either to the whole palm tree or to its large hard fruit, and the plant is native to the Central Indo-Pacific, from where it has spread to become common throughout coastal tropical regions worldwide. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Classification
System (Realm) System (Realm) System (Realm) Relationship to People Relationship to PeopleFarmed or Commercially Raised 2 Relationship to PeopleUsed in Traditional Medicine 2 Living or Extinct Scientific Name Connections
Child Taxon Of
Source Wikidata: Coconut Palm
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: Fujian, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Gabon, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Guangdong, found in there.
- Also in Geography Atlas: Tibet, found in there.
Sources
1. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
2. Coconut Palm (Wikipedia)
- It was domesticated by
- a regular part of the diets of many people in the tropics and subtropics...processed for oil and coconut milk
- provides food, fuel, cosmetics, folk medicine, and building materials
View the Source3. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ13187, descriptionView the Source 4. Wikidata: Coconut Palm
Child Taxon Of: Arecaceae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source Coconut (Wikipedia)
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