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Cocos nucifera is the scientific name of the common coconut. This very tall palm tree is always an inviting symbol of the tropics. The plant is one of the most valuable plants to man. It is a primary source of food, drink, and shelter.
A widespread, tropical, monoecious palm and one of the most economically important palms. Coconuts tolerate salty, sandy soils and thrive in the lowland tropics, usually but not necessarily, on the seacoast.
Fundação Universidade Regional de Blumenau - FURB Prof. Dr. Alexander C. Vibrans Departamento de Engenharia Florestal - DEF 1 A POSTILA DENDROLOGIA Prof. Dr. Alexander Christian Vibrans B lumenau 2004/02 Fundação Universidade Regional de Blumenau - FURB Prof. Dr. Alexander C.
Identification: Upperside of male is black; forewing with a gray stigma. Upperside of female is a paler brownish black with a pale diffuse patch on the forewing. Underside of both sexes is mahogany red and black. Life history: Not reported.
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Fact Sheet ST-178 November 1993 Cocos nucifera Malayan Dwarf Figure 1. Middle-aged Malayan Dwarf Coconut Palm. Malayan Dwarf Coconut Palm1 Edward F. Gilman and Dennis G. Watson2 INTRODUCTION One of mans most useful plants (Fig. 1).
The genetic resources of coconut palms (Cocos nucifera L.) in the south Pacific region were characterised using fruit morphological and molecular characters (RAPD). It was concluded that there was continuous variation in fruit morphology and molecular characters throughout the region.