A brief account of the relationships, origin, uses and cultivation of the coconut, Cocos nucifera L. (Arecaceae) are provided togeth with a detailed description and illustration. Wiley is a global ...

IN the coconut, Cocos nucifera Linn., the ovary is tricarpellary and each carpel contains an ovule. Usually only one ovule develops and two abort, and although there are three depressions or ‘eyes’ in ...

Most palm trees are not coconut trees. Cocos nucifera, the coconut tree, is the only living species in the genus Cocos. It's a part of the family Aracaceae, which is composed of a few thousand species ...