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The Coconut Palm Cocos nucifera is believed to have evolved in the Indo-Pacific Ocean region which is where its greatest genetic diversity occurs. Coconuts are seeds adapted for water-born dispersal and can remain viable after having floated in the sea for six months or more.
Chapter 12 in: Which DNA Marker for Which Purpose? Final Compendium of the Research Project Development, optimisation and validation of molecular tools for assessment of biodiversity in forest trees in the European Union DGXII Biotechnology FW IV Research Programme Molecular Tools for Biodiversity.
George, S; Pillai, GR; Pushpakumari, R. 1999. Influence of biofertilizers on productivity of guinea grass intercropped in coconut gardens. Indian J. Agron., 43: 622-627. Address: S George; Kerala Agr Univ, Coll Agr, Vellayani 695522, India; Kerala Agr Univ; Vellayani; India; 695522 AC
The pattern of morphological variation of Cocos nucifera in Mexico was statistically and numerically evaluated. Forty-one populations were analyzed, using 17 morphological fruit characters.
FSI Feb 2000 VALUATION AND EVALUATION OF TREES-OUTSIDE-FORESTS (TOF) OF INDIA REGIONAL SPECIAL STUDY FOR ASIA AND PACIFIC For FRA-2000 under Financial Assistance of Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (F 02 / 104 / 99) BY Dr. D.
Plant Roots: The Hidden Half. 3rd Edition. Edited by Y. Waisel, A. Eshel and U. Kafkafi. Monticello, NY, USA: Marcel Dekker Inc. (2002), pp. 1120, US$250.00.