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Coconut Palm

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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/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
System (Realm)
Freshwater 2
System (Realm)
Marine 2
Relationship to People
Domesticated 3
Relationship to People
Farmed or Commercially Raised 3
Relationship to People
Used in Traditional Medicine 3
Living or Extinct
Yes 4
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
GNR Unranked 5
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 6
Scientific Name
Cocos nucifera 7
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 8
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Arecaceae, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Coconut Palm
In the Other Atlases

Found In

Fujian

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Gabon

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Guangdong

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Tibet

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Coconut (Wikipedia)
Lead, sentence naming the group it belongs to
Quote, Lead, sentence naming the group it belongs to
The coconut (Cocos nucifera) is a member of the palm family (Arecaceae) and the only living species of the genus Cocos.
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2. World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)View the Source
3. 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
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4. Wikidata (taxon extant/extinct status)
Wikimedia Foundation / Wikidata contributorsQ13187, descriptionView the Source
5. NatureServe Explorer: Cocos nucifera
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "GNR"
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6. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Arecales
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12429
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12429
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Arecales","family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[],"cites_listings":[]
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7. Wikidata: Coconut Palm
Child Taxon Of: Arecaceae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chainView the Source
8. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Cocos nucifera
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 2735117, category field
Quote, GBIF taxon key 2735117, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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Plant (Wikipedia)
Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
Quote, Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water.
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