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Cocos nucifera L.

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Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Liliopsida
order
Arecales
family
Arecaceae
genus
Cocos
species
Cocos nucifera

Name

Synonyms
Calappa nucifera (L.) Kuntze
Cocos indica Royle
Cocos mamillaris Blanco
Cocos nana Griff.
Cocos nucifera subsp. synphyllica Becc.
Cocos nucifera var. alangan Blume
Cocos nucifera var. alba Blume
Cocos nucifera var. angustifolia Hassk.
Cocos nucifera var. austera Blume
Cocos nucifera var. bego Blume
Cocos nucifera var. buri Blume
Cocos nucifera var. calimbahin Blume
Cocos nucifera var. capuliformis Blume
Cocos nucifera var. cistiformis Blume
Cocos nucifera var. como Blume
Cocos nucifera var. crassissima Blume
Cocos nucifera var. delicata Blume
Cocos nucifera var. eburnea Blume
Cocos nucifera var. edulis Blume
Cocos nucifera var. elongata Blume
Homonyms
Cocos nucifera L.
Common names
Coconut in Malay
Coconut in Malay
Coconut in Malay
Coconut palm in English
Coconut palm in English
Cocore in language.
Kokosnuß in German
Kokospalme in German
Palma de Coco in Spanish
coco-da-bahia in Portuguese
coco-da-bahia in language.
coco-da-praia in language.
coco-verde in Portuguese
coconut in English
coconut palm in English
coconut palm in English
cocotero in Spanish
cocotier in French
copra in English
coqueiro in Portuguese
coqueiro in Portuguese
coqueiro-da-bahia in language.
coqueiro-da-praia in Portuguese
coqueiro-da-praia in language.
khopar in language.
kokospalm in Swedish
mnazi in Swahili
Coconut in English
Coconut Palm in English
kokospalm in Swedish
Koko in language.
Koto in language.
Palu di koko in language.
coconut palm in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Bernal, R., S.R. Gradstein & Celis, M. (eds.). (2015). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, D.C. Disponible en http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co
  2. CABI Invasive Species Compendium (2018l), https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/11788
  3. Karlsson (2004-03-19 00:00:00) Förteckning över svenska kärlväxter
  4. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) PLANTS Database (2021akr), https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=CONU
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