Cocos nucifera

Flower name
Cocos nucifera
Scientific name
Cocos nucifera
Aliasヤシ, Coco nuts palm, コガネタケヤシ, ココナッツツリー
Place of origintropical Asia
Place of floweringSubtropical region
Flowering season

What is Cocos nucifera

Cocos nucifera or the coconut palm (Scientific name: Cocos nucifera) is an evergreen tree of the coconut palm family native to tropical Asia. It is also called simply palm. The leaves are large pinnate compound leaves that look attractive as they rustle in the wind. The fruit is the coconut, which is eaten as juice, powder, or the flesh as sashimi. The inflorescence is a conical inflorescence with male and female flowers on the same plant.

Common name: coconut palm, Scientific name: Cocos nucifera, also known as coco nuts palm, Leaf surface: green; underside of leaf: grayish white; dioecious; unisexual; inflorescence: conical; inflorescence length: cm; flower color: green; fruit shape: oval; fruit diameter: 30 cm; fruit color: green; uses: building materials; fruit for beverages and coconut milk; fruit bark for rope, trowels, and other fibers; fruit for containers and craftwork, ornamental plants, and ornaments.