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tree of the palm family (Arecaceae). It is one of the most important crops of the tropics. The slender, leaning, ringed trunk of the tree rises to a height of up to 25 m (80 feet) from a swollen base and is surmounted by a graceful crown of giant, featherlike leaves. Mature fruits, ovoid or
Roots of Botanical Names: C Back to Index caes- referring to the color blue (caesia) caespi- tufted, growing in a clump (cespitosus) caffr- referring to a region of S. Africa cal- beautiful (calophylla = beautiful leaf) calabri- referring to S. Italy (calabricus) calam- referring to a reed
Diagnostic Features: Characteristic, but diverse, palm-like leaves (see below) which unfold as they develop; many "woody" trees; characteristic inflorescence of branched often (but not always) "fingers" which bear the flowers and fruits which are often "sheathed"; fruits with one (e.g.
Great Inagua Island occupies a strategic position in the northern West Indies. Straddling the passage between Cuba and Hispaniola, Great Inagua is the apex in an equilateral triangle that defines the Windward Passage. Inagua's location is important in two regards.
bstract The participatory forest fire prevention programme of Forest Fire Prevention Management Project (FFPMP) aims at intensive fuel management and fire control with the integrated green belt on community land on the boundary of Berbak National Park, Jambi Province, Sumatra.
152 Cocos nucifera L. Palma de coco, coco, coconut palm Palmae Familia de las palmas Figura 1.Coco, Cocos nucifera, en Puerto Rico. John A. Parrotta Cocos nucifera L.